Question

The sum of 6 consecutive integers is -9, What are the integers?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let consecutive integers be a, a + 1, a + 2, a + 3, a + 4 and a + 5 respectively.

Given,

The sum of 6 consecutive integers is -9.

⇒ a + (a + 1) + (a + 2) + (a + 3) + (a + 4) + (a + 5) = -9

⇒ 6a + 15 = -9

⇒ 6a = - 24

⇒ a = -24/6

⇒ a = -4

∴ a = -4