Question

HELP FOR MEDAL!!!

Today’s temperature in Barrow, Alaska, and the high temperatures for the next two days are consecutive integers whose sum is -87.

Write an equation and solve it step-by-step using transformations to find the three temperatures.

Answer 1

wait ill hlp in a min

Answer 2

@thekakashigaming

Answer 3

Consecutive integers are like the following:
\[1, 2, 3, \ldots\]
Notice how each successive integer is one more \(\left(+1\right)\) than the previous.

Following this same idea, if I let \(x\) be the first temperature:
\[x = \text{Today's temperature}\]
What would the expression be for tomorrow's temperature? What would the expression be for the temperature of the day after tomorrow?

Answer 4

@sammixboo

Answer 5

Okie dokie, so I will give you the formula to solve this problem

n + (n+1) + (n+2) =

This is what I use, but not sure if it the formula given in lessons. Give me just a second

Answer 6

n + (n+1) + (n+2) = -87*

Answer 7

Where N is your lowest consecutive number and the next two numbers would be the next two higher numbers after that.

Answer 8

wait how do i find my lowest consecutive number?

Answer 9

@sammixboo @acxbox22 @Directrix @SolomonZelman