mikecollins0621 mikecollins0621
  • 03-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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three consecutive odd integers have a sum of 3

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wetwork36 wetwork36
  • 03-11-2017
the answer would be -1,1,3 because consecutive numbers are changing but they still must stay odd
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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 03-11-2017
consecutive odd numbers are 1 apart
they are like 1,3,5,7, etc

3 of them
so they are x, x+2,x+2+2 or x, x+2, x+4

so the sum is 3
x+x+2+x+4=3
3x+6=3
minus 6 both sides
3x=-3
divide both sides by 3
x=-1
x+2=1
x+4=3
the numbers are -1,1,3
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