Concept explainers
Find value of the unknown three consecutive odd integers.
Answer to Problem 9CYU
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The condition: Sum of three consecutive odd integers is 75
Concept Used:
Let
Since consecutive odd integers are 2 away from each other, the next two are
Calculation:
Sum of three consecutive odd integers
Equation:
Solve for ‘x’
The smallest odd integer is
The other two odd integers are:
Thus, the three odd integers are
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