3) Five times the second of three consecutive odd integers is thirteen less than three times the sum of the first and third
integers. Find the largest odd integer..

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  15

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the middle odd integer.

  5x = 3((x-2)+(x+2)) -13

  5x = 6x -13

  x = 13 . . . . the middle of 3 consecutive odd integers

The largest odd integer is 15.

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step-by-step explanation:

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x