en

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular >

the sum of three consecutive integers is-144. Find the three integers.

Solution

the sum of three consecutive integers is -144. Find the three integers.

Solution

The numbers : - 49, - 48, - 47

Solution steps

Represent the numbers with

x

:

First number : x

Consecutive number 1 : x + 1

Consecutive number 2 : x + 2

A.T.Q.:

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = - 144

Solve

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = - 144 : x = - 49

x + 1 = - 49 + 1 = - 48

x + 2 = - 49 + 2 = - 47

The numbers : - 49, - 48, - 47

Popular Examples

A woman can bicycle 42 miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 14 miles. She can ride 7 mph faster than she can walk. How fast can she walk?seven greater than eight sevenths of a number Cole just measured his dog and found out that it weighs 17 kilograms, which is 70% more than the last time Cole measured. How much did the dog weigh last time?the difference between a number and-17 is equal to the product of the number and 25 Alejandro is going to invest in an account paying an interest rate of 3.2% compounded continuously. How much would Alejandro need to invest, to the nearest ten dollars, for the value of the account to reach 161,000 in 20 years?