SOLUTION: Yoneko is y inches tall. Her height and the heights of her two taller sisters are consecutive odd numbers. What is the average or their heights?

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Question 506218: Yoneko is y inches tall. Her height and the heights of her two taller sisters are consecutive odd numbers. What is the average or their heights?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Her height is y; the heights of her two sisters would be y+2 and y+4 (increment by 2 because they are odd, y+2 and y+4 because they are taller). The average is y+2.