Problema Solution
Two times the least of three consecutive odd integers exceeds three times the greatest by 15. What are the integers?
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let '2n+1' represent the smallest odd integer, then '2n+3' and '2n+5' represent the next two consecutive odd integers
2(2n+1) = 3(2n+5) + 15
4n+2 = 6n+15+15
2n = 2-30 = -28
n = -14
2*(-14)+1 = -27
the integers are -27, -25 and -23