SOLUTION: Find four consecutive odd integers such tha the sum of the first and fourth is 55 greater than the opposite of the third

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Question 767094: Find four consecutive odd integers such tha the sum of the first and fourth is 55 greater than the opposite of the third
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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assume each of out 4 consecutive odd numbers are positive, we have
x, x+2, x+4, x+6
x + (x+6) = 55 + (-x-4)
2x+6 = -x+51
3x = 45
x = 15
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our solution is 15, 17, 19, 21
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