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Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -57

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x, x+1,x+2
...
x+x+1+x+2=-147
3x+3=-147
-3 -3
3x=-147-3

3x=-150
/3
x= -150/3
x= -50
..
-50,-49,-48
... i think that is it 8)

User AvyWam
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation: Don't be thrown off by the negative in this problem. Integers can be negative so it's not problem to be told that the sum of our 3 consecutive integers is -57.

Use X, X + 1, and X + 2 to represent the integers.

The rest of my work is attached in the image provided.

Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -57-example-1
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