SOLUTION: You can represent an odd integer with the expression 2n + 1, where n is any integer.Write and solve an equation to find 3 consecutive odd integers that have a sum of 63. 2x+1= 1st

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Question 989100: You can represent an odd integer with the expression 2n + 1, where n is any integer.Write and solve an equation to find 3 consecutive odd integers that have a sum of 63.
2x+1= 1st number
63=2x+1+(2(x+1)+1)+(2(x+2)+1)
x=9
2(9)+1
1st number is 19
Second is 21
Third is 23

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