SOLUTION: Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.

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Question 341288: Find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4,x+6,x+8
x+x+8 = 3(x+6)-1
2x+8=3x+18-1
2x+8 = 3x+17
add -2x to both sides
2x-2x+8 = 3x+17-2x
8=x+17
add -17 to both sides
8-17=x+17-17
-9=x
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-9, -7,-5,-3,-1