SOLUTION: find 5 consecutive odd integers such that 3 times the first is 85 more than the sum of the 3rd and the 5th

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Question 609619: find 5 consecutive odd integers such that 3 times the first is 85 more than the sum of the 3rd and the 5th
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x, x+2,x+4,x+6,x+8
3x=x+4+x+8+85
3x=2x+97
x=97
97,99,101,103, 105
3*97=101+105+85
291=291