SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two odd integers exceeds the third by 9.

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Question 915345: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first two odd integers exceeds the third by 9.
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let three consecutive odd integers be x,x%2B2, and x%2B4
given:
the sum of the first two odd integers exceeds the third by 9
so, we have
x%2B%28x%2B2%29=x%2B4%2B9 .solve for .....x
2x%2B2=x%2B13
2x-x=13-2
x=11
your integers are: 11,x%2B2=13, and x%2B4=15