Question

Find 5 consecutive odd integers if the sum of the first three integers is 3 more than the sum of thee last two.

Answer 1

In 5 years A wuill be the same age as K is now. In three years, K will be twice as old as A. How old are they now?

Answer 2

Let's assume that the first odd integer is x.

Since we are looking for 5 consecutive odd integers, we can express the other four odd integers as x+2, x+4, x+6, and x+8 (since consecutive odd integers have a difference of 2).

According to the given condition "the sum of the first three integers is 3 more than the sum of the last two", we can set up an equation:

x + (x+2) + (x+4) = (x+6) + (x+8) + 3

Simplifying the equation, we have:

3x + 6 = 2x + 17

Subtracting 2x and 6 from both sides of the equation, we get:

x = 11

Therefore, the five consecutive odd integers are 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19.

Answer 3

Let's assume that A's current age is represented by x, and K's current age is represented by y.

According to the given condition "In 5 years, A will be the same age as K is now", we can set up an equation:

x + 5 = y

According to the given condition "In three years, K will be twice as old as A", we can set up another equation:

y + 3 = 2(x + 3)

Simplifying these equations, we have:

x + 5 = y ---(1)
y + 3 = 2x + 6 ---(2)

Rearranging equation (2), we get:

2x - y = -3 ---(3)

Now, we have a system of equations:

x + 5 = y ---(1)
2x - y = -3 ---(3)

We can solve this system of equations simultaneously to find the values of x and y. Subtracting equation (1) from equation (3), we have:

(2x - y) - (x + 5) = -3 - y

x - y - 5 = -3 - y

x - y + y = -3 - 5

x = -8

Plugging the value of x in equation (1), we can find the value of y:

-8 + 5 = y

y = -3

Therefore, A is currently -8 years old and K is currently -3 years old. However, negative ages do not make sense in this context. It is likely that there is an error in the problem statement or that the problem cannot be solved with the given information.