SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that 9 times the first is the same as the sum of 3 times the second and 4 times the third.

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Question 492183: Find three consecutive odd integers such that 9 times the first is the same as the sum of 3 times the second and 4 times the third.
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
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s=smallest:
9s=3(s+2)+4(s+4)
(9-3-4)s=6+16
s=11
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