The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 111. What is the value of the largest of the three integers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 39
- Step 1: Let the three integers be n, n + 2, n + 4. Step 2. Set up the equation: 3n + 6 = 111 => 3n = 105 => n = 35. Step 3. The largest integer is n + 4 = 35 + 4 = 39. Answer: 39. Why not the others: 35 is the smallest integer; 37 is the middle integer; 41 exceeds the correct sequence.
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