SOLUTION: the sum of the two smallest of three consecutive odd integers is the same as one less than three times the third consecutive integer. what are the three odd integers?

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Question 790665: the sum of the two smallest of three consecutive odd integers is the same as one less than three times the third consecutive integer. what are the three odd integers?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + x = 3(x+2) - 1
2x - 2 = 3x + 5
-7 = x

The integers are -9, -7, and -5.