SOLUTION: Hello, This question is not about complex numbers but I could not find any other catagory to put it under. It's solving problems by using first-degree open sentences. The question

SOLUTION: Hello, This question is not about complex numbers but I could not find any other catagory to put it under. It's solving problems by using first-degree open sentences. The question

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Question 86333: Hello,
This question is not about complex numbers but I could not find any other catagory to put it under. It's solving problems by using first-degree open sentences. The question is, "Find three consecutive even numbers whose sum is
-90"
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find three consecutive even numbers whose sum is -90
:
x + (x+2) + (x+4) = -90
3x + 6 = -90
3x = -90 - 6
3x = -96
x = -32
:
numbers would be -32, -30, -28
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