Question 883302: It would be greatly appreciated if you are able to breakdown this problem to me:
Julie has three children whose ages are consecutive odd integers.If x
represents the youngest child’s age, which expression represents
the sum of her children’s ages?
Thanks for the help!
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Julie has three children whose ages are consecutive odd integers.If x
represents the youngest child’s age, which expression represents
the sum of her children’s ages?
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Note: "x" should not be used to represent an odd number
because that does not quarantee the solution in an equation
will result in "x" being odd.
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General condition:: Every odd number can be expressed
as one less than or one more than an even number.
Also, consecutive odd numbeers differ by two.
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One way to approach your problem::
1st odd number:: 2x-1
2nd odd number:: 2x+1
3rd odd number:: 2x+3
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Sum of the three numbers: 6x+3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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