SOLUTION: Find four consecutive odd integers such that the opposite of the sum of the first two is 4 greater than the product of the fourth and -4.

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Question 738006: Find four consecutive odd integers such that the opposite of the sum of the first two is 4 greater than the product of the fourth and -4.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive odd integers: x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6)

-(x + (x+2)) = 4 - 4(x+6)
-(2x + 2) = 4 - 4x - 24
-2x - 2 = -4x - 20
2x = -18
x = -9

The integers are -9, -7, -5, and -3.