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Question 1005683
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Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -3
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Call them x, x+1, and x+2, and when you add them together, you get -3...
x + x+1 + x+2 = -3
3x + 3 = -3
Now subtract 3
3x = -6
Now divide by 3
x = -2
The numbers are -2, -1, and 0.
