SOLUTION: Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -579

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X+X+2+X+4=-579
3X+6=-579
3X=-579-6
3X=-585
X=-585/3
X=-195 ANSWER FOR THE SMALLEST ODD NUMBER.
-195+2=-193 FOR THE NEXT ODD NUMBER.
-195+4=-191 FOR THE THIRD ODD NUMBER.
PROOF
-195-193-191=-579
579=579