SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that three times the first minus the second is one more than the third.

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Question 46937: Find three consecutive odd integers such that three times the first minus the second is one more than the third.
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Find three consecutive odd integers such that three times the first minus the second is one more than the third.
1st odd number: 2x+1
2nd odd number: 2x+3
3rd odd number: 2x+5
EQUATION:
3(2x+1)-(2x+3)-1=2x+5
6x+3-2x-3-1=2x+5
2x=6
x=3
2x+1=7 (1st odd)
2x+3=9 (2nd odd)
2x+5=11(3rd odd)
Cheers,
Stan H.