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document.write( "n + (n+1) + (n+2) = -12\r\n" );
document.write( "n + n + 1 + n + 2 = -12\r\n" );
document.write( "           3n + 3 = -12\r\n" );
document.write( "               3n = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "                n = -5\r\n" );
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document.write( "The consecutive integers are -5, -4, and -3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The smallest value the first integer can be is the \r\n" );
document.write( "ONLY!! value it can be, which is -5.\r\n" );
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