Question

The sum of three consecutive numbers is –15. What is the LARGEST number?

Answer 1

x+1
x+2
x+3

Answer 2

So \(6+3x=-15\)

Answer 3

Subtract six from both sides to get \(3x=-21\)

Answer 4

So x=..?

Answer 5

-6?

Answer 6

Not by that method. Though there is a related methd to have it be -6.

Answer 7

Both ways, the largest number is the same.

Answer 8

\(\large\frac{-21}{3}=?\)