Question

There are 3 consecutive odd integers that have a sum of 9. What is the greates of the 3 integers?

Answer 1

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets say the first odd integer is n. The next odd integer will be n + 2 then the next is n + 4.

The sum of the 3 integers is 9 so

n + n+2 + n+4 = 9

3n + 6 = 9

n = 1. <-- the first integer

The greatest is n + 4 = 5