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Question 386181: Please help me with this following problem: Two times the least of three consecutive odd integers exceeds three times the greatest by 15. What are the integers?
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Hi

Let x,(x+2)and (x+4) represent the three consecutive odd integers

Write as we Read***

 2x = 3(x+4) + 15

Solving for x

 2x = 3x + 12 + 15

 -27 = x, the smallest

the three consecutive odd integers are: -27, -25, - 23



CHECKING our Answer***

 -54 = -69 + 15