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Find three consecutive integers. The sum of the first and the third is -34

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Answer: -18, -17, -16

Explanation:

What are consecutive integers? Consecutive integers are integers after one another without gaps.

Examples:

1, 2, 3

49, 50, 51

-22, -23, -24

They can be written as n, n + 1, n + 2, etc where n is the smallest value.

"Find three consecutive integers."

n, n + 1, n + 2

"The sum of the first and the third is -34"

(n) + (n + 2) = -34

2n + 2 = -34

2n = -36

n = -18

Answer;

-18, -17, -16

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