SOLUTION: find 3 consecutive odd numbers such that 9 timesthe first is the same as the sum of 3 times the second and 4 times the third.

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Question 67972: find 3 consecutive odd numbers such that 9 timesthe first is the same as the sum of 3 times the second and 4 times the third.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The numbers are
2n+1
2n+3
2n+5
9%282n%2B1%29+=+3%282n%2B3%29+%2B+4%282n%2B5%29
18n+%2B+9+=+6n+%2B+9+%2B+8n+%2B+20
4n+=+20
n+=+5
The numbers are
2n+%2B+1+=+11
2n+%2B+3+=+13
2n+%2B+5+=+15