SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 10 less than 4 times the least integer.

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Question 250860: Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 10 less than 4 times the least integer.
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Let x = integer
Let x+2 = consecutrive odd integer
Let x+4 = the next odd consecutive integer
If their sum is 10 less than 4 times the least integer,
the equation becomes: x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=4x-10

Now solve for x to find the least integer.
x%2B%28x%2B2%29%2B%28x%2B4%29=4x-10
3x%2B6=4x-10
3x-4x=-10-6
-x=-16
x=16 <--- this is the least integer