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2007 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 4

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Problem

The larger of two consecutive odd integers is three times the smaller. What is their sum?

\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 20

Solution

Let the two consecutive odd integers be , . Then , so and their sum is .

See also

2007 AMC 10A (Problems)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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