Find three consecutive odd integers that have a sum of 123

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2022-10-26

Find three consecutive odd integers that have a sum of 123

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Beginner2022-10-27Added 18 answers

Odd integers that are consecutive are 2 apart.
So if the smallest odd integer is called n, then the next two odd integers are n+2 and n+4.
We want the sum to be 123, so
n+(n+2)+(n+4)=123
3n+6=123
3n=117
n=39
So the three consecutive odd numbers are: 39,41,43

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