SOLUTION: Find four consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the two greatest is four times the smallest

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Question 801589: Find four consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the two greatest is four times the smallest
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6)

(x+4) + (x+6) = 4x
2x + 10 = 4x
10 = 2x
x = 5

integers: 5, 7,9, 11