SOLUTION: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -33

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Question 26262: Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -33
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the first integer
x+1 = second integer
x+2 = third integer
x+(x+1)+(x+2)=-33
3x+3=-33
3x=-36
x=-12
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