document.write( "Question 249756: What three consecutive integers have a sum of -186? \n" ); document.write( "
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What three consecutive integers have a sum of -186?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x = integer
\n" ); document.write( "Let x+1 = consecutive integer
\n" ); document.write( "Let x+2 =the next consecutive integer
\n" ); document.write( "Their sum equals -186\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bx%2B1%2Bx%2B2=-186\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B3=-186\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=-186-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=-189\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-189%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-63\" <--- here's the first integer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1=-63%2B1=-62\" <--- the second integer
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2=-63%2B2=-61\" <--- the third integer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B%28x%2B1%29%2B%28x%2B2%29=-186\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-63%2B%28-62%29%2B%28-61%29=-186\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-63-62-61=-186\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-186=-186\" <--- the answers check!
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