Problema Solution
Given 3 consecutive odd integers. The sum of the largest 2 odd integers is 85 less than the smallest. Find all 3 odd integers.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x', 'x+2', and 'x+4' stand for the three consecutive odd integers. We can write:
(x+2)+(x+4)=x-85
Using Algebrator to solve for x, we get:
x=-91
Therefore the numbers are -91, -89, and -87.