SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive negative integers is -143. What is the number closest to zero?

SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive negative integers is -143. What is the number closest to zero?

Algebra.Com

Question 843255: The sum of two consecutive negative integers is -143. What is the number closest to zero?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + (x + 1) = -143
2x = -144
x = -72

number closest to zero = x + 1 = -71
RELATED QUESTIONS
sum of two consecutive integers is... (answered by psbhowmick)

Find the sum of two consecutive postive odd integers whose produce is... (answered by tutor_paul)

Find the two positive consecutive odd integers whose sum of their squares is... (answered by richard1234)

find two consecutive positive odd integers given that the sum of their reciprocal is... (answered by macston)

the product of two consecutive integers is 143. find their... (answered by macston)

The product of two consecutive odd integers is 143. Find the... (answered by amarjeeth123)

The sum of the first two consecutive odd integers greater than zero is x. What is the sum (answered by CubeyThePenguin)

the sum of two consecutive negative integers is 61. find the smaller of the two... (answered by longjonsilver)

The sum of two consecutive integers is 143. Write an equation that can be used to find... (answered by josmiceli)