SOLUTION: Find four consecutive integers if the sum of the largest and smallest is -101

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Question 924592: Find four consecutive integers if the sum of the largest and smallest is -101
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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four consecutive integers : x, x+1, x+2, x+3
(x+3) + x = -101
2x = -104
x = -52
the four consecutive integers are: -52, -51, -50, -49
and...checking
-49 + (-52) = -101