SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd integers is 25 less than 7 times their sum.

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Question 856597: The product of two consecutive odd integers is 25 less than 7 times their sum.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: x, (x+1)

x(x+1) = 7(x + (x+1)) - 25
x^2 + x = 7(2x+1) - 25
x^2 + x = 14x - 18
x^2 - 13x + 18 = 0


This equation has no integer solutions.