SOLUTION: find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer

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Question 385882: find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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find three consecutive odd integer, such that three times the first integer plus five times the second integer is five more than five times the third integer
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let the numbers be x,x+2,x+4
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3x+5(x+2)=5(x+4)+5
3x+5x+10=5x+20+5
8x+10=5x+25
8x-5x=25-10
3x=15
/3
x= 5
The integers are 5,7,9
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