SOLUTION: the sum of two consecutive even integers is -298. what are the integers?

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let x & x+2 be the two integers.
x+x+2=-298
2x=-298+2
2x=-300
x=-300/2
x=-150 for the first even integer.
-150+2=-148 for the second integer.
Proof:
-150+(-148)=-298
-298=-298