How do you find three consecutive integers whose sum is -30?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-13T18:06:04

The integers are
$color(blue)(-11 , -10$ and $color(blue)(- 9$

Let us denote the three consecutive integers as:

$x , x+1$ and $x +2$

Their sum is $-30:$

$x + x+1 + x +2 = -3 0$

$3x + 3= -3 0$

$3x = -3 0 - 3$

$3x = -33$

$x = -33 / 3$

$x = -11$

The three integers are: