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The sum of four consecutive even integers is -100. Find the absolute value of the smallest integer
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\n" ); document.write( "-100/4 = -25, the center
\n" ); document.write( "2 of the integers are \"below\" and 2 \"above\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The hard way:
\n" ); document.write( "n + n+2 + n+4 + n+6 = -100
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\n" ); document.write( "Not quite as hard:
\n" ); document.write( "n-4 + n-2 + n+2 + n+4 = -100
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