SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 165. What are the three integers?

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Question 897882: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 165. What are the three integers?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 165. What are the three integers?
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3 + 5 + 7 = 15 That's not it.
17 + 19 + 21 = 63 Not it.
31 + 33 + 35 = 99 Not it.
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Notice that the sum is 3 times the middle integer?

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source):
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The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 165. What are the three integers?

, or is the middle integer
Smallest integer:
Middle integer:
Largest integer:
Algebra can also be used to figure this out.