document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831491>Question 831491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What four consecutive integers equal negative 264? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #501417 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=501417\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A,B,C,D be the integers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B + C + D = -264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A-2 = B (because they are consecutively odd -- 2 away from each other)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A-4 = C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A-6 = D <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we'll plug in the equivalent values<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + (A-2) + (A-4) + (A-6) = -264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + A - 2 + A - 4 + A - 6 =-264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the As, and do the math<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A -12 = -264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 12 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A = -252<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = -63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If A = -63, then B = -63 -2 = -65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solution: -63, -65,-67,-69 <<--<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug them in to test<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Added together, -63 + -65 + -67 + -69 = -264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Success! </SPAN>\n" );
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