Question

What two negative consecutive integers have a sum off -55

Answer 1

The correct answer would be -27 and -28

Explanation:

In order to find this, we can set the first integer as x and the second would be x+1. Now we can add them together and set equal to -55.

x + x + 1 = -55

2x + 1 = -55

2x = -56

x = -28

So we know the first number is -28 and then we just add one to get the second, which would be -27.