SOLUTION: If the sum of the consecutive integers from -22 to x, inclusive, is 72, what is the value of x?

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Question 95277: If the sum of the consecutive integers from -22 to x, inclusive, is 72, what is the value of x?
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If the sum of the consecutive integers from -22 to x, inclusive, is 72, what is the value of x?
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The sum of consecutive numbers from -22 + 22 = 0
Then 23 + 24 + 25 = 72, so x = 25