Question

The sum of three consecutive even integers is negative78. What are the integers?

Answer 1

any ideas?

Answer 2

x+(x+2)+(x+4) = -78 maybe?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

so 3x+6=-78 solve for x then just find the other even integers by plugging in x into (x+2) and (x+4)

Answer 5

consecutive even integers are numbers obtained by counting by twos from any number in the set of integers

Answer 6

Answer: -28, -26, -24

Answer 7

just for my own curiosity, why it is not easiest to guess and check? i bet you get it on the second try

Answer 8

I don't teach "guess and check" till later :-)

Answer 9

I prefer the structure and method approach @satellite73