SOLUTION: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is -36

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Question 793613: Find four consecutive even integers whose sum is -36
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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consecutive even numbers: x, (x+2), (x+4), (x+6)

x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) = -36
4x + 12 = -36
4x = -48
x = -12

The integers are -12, -10, -8, and -6.