SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the largest and twice the smallest is 25. If x represents the smallest integer, then which equation could be used to sol

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Question 373666: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the largest and twice the smallest is 25.
If x represents the smallest integer, then which equation could be used to solve the problem?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given that represents the smallest of three consecutive odd integers, the next one must be (because , the next integer would be even) and the one after that is .

Twice the smallest must be , so the sum of the largest plus twice the smallest is:




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