SOLUTION: find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and third equals the sum of the second and 43.

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Question 365900: find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and third equals the sum of the second and 43.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the odd integers be x ,x+2,x+4
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x+x+4=x+2+43
2x+4=x+45
2x-x=45-4
x= 41
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41, 43, 45
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