Question

the sum of two consecutive integers is -5.if 4 is subtracted from the smaller integer and 2 is added,what is the quotient of the two resulting integers?

Answer 1

Let the two consecutive integers be $x$ and $x+1$. Given that

$x+x+1=-5\\ 2x+1=-5\\ x=-3$

The consecutive integers are -3,-2.

4 is subtracted from the smaller integer and 2 is added to the smaller integer the resulting integers are $-3-4=-7$ and $-3=2=-1$.

The quotient is $\frac{-7}{-1} =7$