Easy way
-21÷3=-7 which is the exact center so
-6, -7, -8
Equation
x + (x+1) + (x+2) = -21
3x + 3 = -21
3x=-24
x=-8
x+1=-7
x+2=-6
2. Consecutive Odd Integers
X, X+2, X+4
X + (X+2) + (X+4) = 144
3X+6=144
3X=144-6=138
X = 138/3 = 46 .....There are no 3 odd Integers that can equal an even integer
3. 3 consecutive even number x, x+2, x+4
X + (X+2) + (X+4) = 48
3X+6=48
3X=48-6=42
X=42/3=14
14, 16, 18
You can solve this by substitution.
First, find y.
x + y =7
-x on both sides
y = x -7
now substitute in second equation.
3x - (x-7) = 1
+7 on both sides
3x - x = 8
2x = 8
x = 4
now that you know x = 4,
substitute it into the first equation
y + (4) = 7
y = 3
x =4 y =3
(4,0) because it remains in the x axis
Answer:
The population of Hawks and other species would likely start to edge off.
Step-by-step explanation:
Commonly, a Food Chain is dependent on all the parts of it sataying at a perfect point. If the food that the Snakes eat starts to run out, more of them will die off. With less Snakes, the Hawks will then have less food, and that continues throughout the chain. The same thing would happen if there was too much food, except instead of the populations of species dying off, the Snake population would spike.
The answer is 3.
the equation: 4x+6+3=17
4x+9=17
subtract 9 from both sides
4x=12
x=3
check by inserting 3 as x into the original equation
4*3+6+3=17
hope this helps!