<PRE><B>Question 293274</B>
the 1st and 3rd of three consective integers are odd integers are added, the result is 69 less than five times the second integer.
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Even numbers are always multiples of 2 and must be represented as 2x,2(x+1),etc.
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Odd numbers are one less than an even or one greater than an even number:
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Let 1st be 2x-1
then 2nd is 2x+1
and 3rd is 2x+3
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Equation:
(2x-1)+(2x+3) = 5(2x+1)-69
4x+2 = 10x-64
6x = 66
x = 11
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1st is 2x-1 = 21
2nd is 2x+1 = 23
3rd is 2x+3 = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>