Question

The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 279, what are the integers?

Answer 1

Suppose the integers are `n`, `n + 2` and `n+4`

We have:

`279 = n + (n+2) + (n+4) = 3n+6`

Subtract `6` from both sides to get:

`3n = 273`

Divide both sides by `3` to get:

`n = 91`

So the 3 integers are:

`91, 93, 95`