SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is negative forty-five. Find the largest integer

SOLUTION: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is negative forty-five. Find the largest integer

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Question 944775: The sum of three consecutive odd integers is negative forty-five. Find the largest integer
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I is the largest integer; I-2 is the middle; I-4 is the smallest
Sum is -45:
I+(I-2)+(I-4)=-45
3I-6=-45 Add 6 to each side
3I=-39 Divide each side by 3
I=-13 ANSWER The largest integer is -13
CHECK
Middle=I-2=-15
Small=I-4=-17
Sum is -45
-45=(-13)+(-15)+(-17)
-45=-45

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