SOLUTION: If 'd' is the middle number of three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 's', what is the value of 'd' divided by 's'? Explain how you got your answer.

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Question 879749: If 'd' is the middle number of three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 's', what is the value of 'd' divided by 's'? Explain how you got your answer.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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numbers: d-2, d, d+2

(d-2) + d + (d+2) = s
3d = s

d/s = 1/3