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) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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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