SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and largest is eleven less than three times the middle integer.

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Question 957272: Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and largest is eleven less than three times the middle integer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the smallest and largest is eleven less than three times the middle integer.
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1st: 2x-1
2nd: 2x+1
3rd: 2x+3
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Equation:
2x-1+2x+3 = 3(2x+1) - 11
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4x + 2 = 6x-8
2x = 10
x = 5
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1st: 2x-1 = 9
2nd:: 11
3rd:: 13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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