Question

The sum of three consecutive integers is -204 . What is the largest integer?

Answer 1

1st number ---> x
2nd number -- > x+1
3rd number --> x+2

x+x+1+x+2 = -204
3x = -207
x = -69

largest is -67

or
let the 3 numbers be (x-1) , x , (x+1)
x-1 + x + x+1 = -204
3x = -204
x = -68
largest number is -68+1 = -67

notice that in my second solution, the equation was somewhat easier to solve, but x represented the middle number.

Answer 2

What are four consecutive integers that equal 170