SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd numbers such that eight times the first plus the third is seven times the second

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Question 805345: Find three consecutive odd numbers such that eight times the first plus the third is seven times the second
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4
8x+x+4=7(x+2)
9x+4= 7x+14
9x-7x=14-4
2x=10
x=5
5,7,9 are the numbers