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What are the three consecutive negative integers whose sum is `-54 ?`

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Ans: Let three consecutive negative numbers, be `x-1, x-2`, and `x-3` `x-1+x-2+x-3=-54` `` beginarray/l 3 x-6=-54 3 x=-54+6=-48 x=-48/3=-16 endarray ...
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