Answer:
The integers are -58, -57, -56.
Step-by-step explanation:
The difference between two consecutive integers is 1.
If you let the smallest of the three consecutive integers equal x, then the next greater one is x + 1, and the greatest of the three is x + 2.
Integers: x, x + 1, x + 2
The sum of the first and third is: x + x + 2
3 times the sum of the first and third is: 3(x + x + 2)
That product equals -342.
3(x + x + 2) = -342
3(2x + 2) = -342
Divide both sides by 3.
2x + 2 = -114
Subtract 2 from both sides.
2x = -116
Divide both sides by 2.
x = -58
x + 1 = -57
x + 2 = -56
The integers are -58, -57, -56.
