SOLUTION: How do you find a set of four consecutive odd integers that are positive and whose sum is at most 25?

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Question 355146: How do you find a set of four consecutive odd integers that are positive and whose sum is at most 25?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4,x+6
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x+x+2+x+4+x+6<=25
4x+12,=25
4x<=25-12
4x<=13
x<=13/4
x<=3.2
you need odd +ve integers
1,3,5,7 sum <25
3,5,7,9 sum <24
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