Question

find the three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the third equals the sum of the second and 23

Answer 1

`x,\ x+2,\ x+4-\text{three consecutive odd integers}\\\\\text{The equation}\\\\x+(x+4)=(x+2)+23\\\\2x+4=x+25\ \ \ \ |-4\\\\2x=x+21\ \ \ \ |-x\\\\x=21\\x+2=23\\x+4=25`