SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that the sun of the largest and 5 times the smallest is -244

SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers such that the sun of the largest and 5 times the smallest is -244

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Question 897549: Find three consecutive integers such that the sun of the largest and 5 times the smallest is -244
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
consecutive integers: (x-1), x, (x+1)

(x+1) + 5(x-1) = -244
x+1 + 5x-5 = -244
6x = -240
x = -40

The integers are -41, -40, and -39.
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