SOLUTION: find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smaller two is three times the largest increased by seven

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Question 922599: find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smaller two is three times the largest increased by seven
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: (x-2), x, (x+2)

(x-2) + x = 3(x+2) + 7
2x - 2 = 3x + 13
-15 = x

The integers are -17, -15, and -13.