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  • 29-01-2017
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Find 3 consecutive odd integers whos sum is 28

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  • 29-01-2017
I'm going to assume you meant 27 because three odd integers added together can't be even.

The three integers are expressed as x, y and z:

x+y+z=27
x+2=y
y+2=z
x+4=z

x+x+2+x+4=27
x+x+x+2+4=27
3x+6=27
3x=21
x=7
y=9
z=11

7+9+11=27

The numbers are 7, 9 and 11

Hope this helps.
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