SOLUTION: Write an algebraic formula for: the sum of three consecutive odd numbers.

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Question 421572: Write an algebraic formula for: the sum of three consecutive odd numbers.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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It depends on your choice of variables. You can allow the integers to be x, x+2, x+4 (where x is odd) and the sum is 3x+6. Or, you could let k be any integer and let the integers be 2k+1, 2k+3, 2k+5, and the sum would be 6k+9.