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The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is sixty - nine. What is the smallest of the three numbers?

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is sixty - nine. What is the smallest of-example-1
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Answer:

69

Explanation:

21+23+25 = 69

User Vrtis
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To find this answer you first calculate what 3 odd numbers give you 9. These come out to 1+3+5. Then you just test it out which would then give you 21+23+25 = 69
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