SOLUTION: 3 times an odd integer is 12 more than the next consecutive odd integer

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Question 468147: 3 times an odd integer is 12 more than the next consecutive odd integer
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the odd integer be n the next consecutive will be n+2. Write the equation as we read: 3n=(n+2)+12, solving this equation we get n=7, and the next consecutive
odd integer will be 9.