SOLUTION: The sum of three odd integers is 16 more than the largest integer. Find the integers.

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Question 900921: The sum of three odd integers is 16 more than the largest integer.
Find the integers.
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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A+B+C=A+16
Subtracting A from each side, B+C=16
The only two consecutive odd integers that equal 16 are 7&9
Therefore A is 11
The three odd integers are 7,9,11
Added together, they are 27, which is 16 more than 11.