SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and 7 times the largest is 68.

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Question 819596: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and 7 times the largest is 68.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + 7(x+2) = 68
8x + 12 = 68
8x = 56
x = 7

The integers are 5, 7, and 9.