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31 July, 16:37

You can represent an odd integer whith the expression 2n+1, where n is any integer. Write and solve an equation to find three consecutive odd that have a sum of 63

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  1. 31 July, 16:47
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    Any odd number can be expressed by 2n+1.

    For example,

    2n+1=111

    2n=110

    n=110/2=55

    means that 111 is 2n+1 for n=55

    Thus if an odd number is 2a+1, the next few numbers are as follows:

    2a+1, 2a+2, 2a+3, 2a+4, 2a+5

    So 2a+1, 2a+3 and 2a+5 are 3 consecutive odd numbers.

    Back to our problem:

    three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 63 are:

    (2n+1) + (2n+3) + (2n+5) = 63

    6n+9=63

    6n=63-9=54

    n=54/6=9

    2n+1=2*9+1=18+1=19, the 2 next odd numbers are 21 and 23

    Answer: 19, 21, 23
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