Question

The sum of 3 consecutive odd numbers is 51. What is the second number in this sequence?

Answer 1

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$\implies$Let the middle number be x. Then the 3 numbers will be, x-1, x and x+1.

Therefore x-1+x+x+1=51.

Therefore: 16+17+18= 51.

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Answer 2

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Let the middle number be x. Then the 3 numbers will be, x-1, x and x+1.

Therefore x-1+x+x+1=51.

Therefore: 16+17+18= 51.