en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular >

The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 33. Find the value of the greatest of the three.

Solution

The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 33. Find the value of the greatest of the three.

Solution

The largest number : 13

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number 1 : x + 2

Consecutive number 2 : x + 4

A.T.Q.:

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 33

Solve

x + x + 2 + x + 4 = 33 : x = 9

x + 2 = 9 + 2 = 11

x + 4 = 9 + 4 = 13

Select the largest solution:

13

The largest number : 13

Popular Examples

The circumference of a circle is 10pi m. What is the area, in square meters? Express your answer in terms of pipi.cruise ship has a large, circular window. It has diameter of 8 meters. What is the window's area?What is the result when the number 14 is increased by 50%?\backslash Eight more than the quotient of a number and 3 is 4 Emma is five years older than Joe. The sum of Emma and Joe's age is 140 How old is Joe?