SOLUTION: find 4 consecutive odd numbers such that the sum of the first and the fourth is 27 less than three times the first.

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Question 902869: find 4 consecutive odd numbers such that the sum of the first and the fourth is 27 less than three times the first.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd numbers: x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6)

x + (x+6) = 3x - 27
2x + 6 = 3x - 27
33 = x

The integers are 33, 35, 37, and 39.