The sum of three consecutive integers is -318. Find the largest of
the three consecutive integers.

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The sum of three consecutive integers is -318. Find the largest of
the three consecutive integers.

whpalmer4 · Answer

let $n$ be the first integer.  The next consecutive integer will be $n+1$, and the one following that will be $n+2$.  If the sum of the 3 is -318, you should be able to write an equation that equates the sum of the 3 integers (whose expressions I gave you) with -318.  Then just solve to find $n$, which was the first integer (and thus the smallest), and use that to find the value of the largest.

whpalmer4 · Answer

If you prefer, you could also think of this as $n-2$, $n-1$, $n$ with $n$ being the largest integer.  That would save you from having to find the largest integer, having found the smallest.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

whpalmer4 · Answer

What do you get for the answer?