Question

Two times the least of three consecutive odd integers exceeds two times the greatest by 15. what are the integers

Answer 1

It's not possible for the smaller number to be larger than the larger number when multiplied by the same value. Is this stated correctly?

1 3 5

2 * 1 = 2
2 * 5 = 10

the smaller number cannot exceed the larger number.

Answer 2

This doesn't make sense the way it is written. If your integers are x, x + 2, and x + 4, the smallest is x and the largest is x + 4. If two times the smaller exceeds the larger by 15, that means that 2x = 2(x+4) + 15 and when you solve that you get 2x = 2x + 8 + 15. But when you subtract a 2x from both sides, the 2x is eliminated leaving no x to solve for. Something is wrong...