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Explanation:
Let's call the largest odd number
x
because this is what we are solving for.
If
x
is the largest odd number and these are consecutive odd numbers we must subtract
2
and
4
from
x
to get all three consecutive odd numbers.
(
x
−
4
)
+
(
x
−
2
)
+
x
=
75
x
−
4
+
x
−
2
+
x
=
75
x
+
x
+
x
−
4
−
2
=
75
3
x
−
6
=
75
3
x
−
6
+
6
=
75
+
6
3
x
=
81
(3x)/3 = 81/3#
x
=
27