Question

Three consecutive integers are n, n+1, and n+2. Four times the sum of the least and greatest integers is 12 less than three times the least integer. What is the least integer.

Answer 1

Answer:

-4

Step-by-step explanation:

let n be least.

3n-12=4(n+n+2)

3n-12=8n+8

3n-8n=8+12

-5 n=20

n=-4