Find three consecutive odd integers such that four times the middle integer is two less than the sum of the first and third.

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whpalmer4 · Answer

if (x\) is the first of the three numbers, what are the second and third numbers?

plasmataco · Answer

yeah...

anonymous · Answer

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whpalmer4 · Answer

no, how would you express the second and third consecutive odd integers, if $x$ represents the first one?

whpalmer4 · Answer

actually, scratch that. we will let $x$ represent the middle number.  if the middle number is $x$, the first and third numbers are what?

whpalmer4 · Answer

middle number is $x$.  first number is $x-2$, third number is $x+2$

middle number *4 is 2 less than sum of first and third:

$$x*4=(x-2)+(x+2)-2$$solve for $x$ and don't forget $x$ is middle number.