SOLUTION: How do you find the largest of the three consecutive integers whose sum is -24?

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Question 880708: How do you find the largest of the three consecutive integers whose sum is -24?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the 3 consecutive integers be N-1,N,and N%2B1.
N-1%2BN%2BN%2B1=-24
3N=-24
N=-8
Then the largest is N%2B1=-8%2B1=-7