Question

The sum of two consecutive integers is - 237.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\huge\boxed{-119,\ -118}$

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find two consecutive numbers, we have to note that a consecutive number is one more than the previous.

Therefore, if we have a number ($n$) and we add 1 to it $(n+1)$, then add those two together, we'll get the total.

Using this, we can create the equation

$(n) + (n+1) = -237$.

We can now solve for n by simplifying the equation.

$n+n+1=-237\\\\2n+1=-237\\\\2n=-238\\\\n=-119$

Now we know the value of n, -119, which is one of our numbers. However, there is a second number that is one more than this. ($n+1$). So we can substitute n in the find the second number.

$(-119 + 1)\\\\-118$

So the second number is -118.

Hope this helped!