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Revision as of 12:11, 30 December 2020
Problem
The larger of two consecutive odd integers is three times the smaller. What is their sum?
Solution
Let the two consecutive odd integers be 
, 
. Then 
, so 
and their sum is 
.
See also
| 2007 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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