How do you find 3 consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and third is 14?

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How do you find 3 consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and third is 14?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-31T22:10:09

I found #5,7,9#

Explanation:

I would call the integers:
#2n+1#
#2n+3#
#2n+5#
so you get that:
#(2n+1)+(2n+5)=14#
#4n+6=14#
#4n=8#
so #n=2#
and your integers will be:
#2n+1=5#
#2n+3=7#
#2n+5=9#

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