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the sum of four consecutive integers is -130. What is the smallest integer?

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The four consecutive integers can be written as:


x - 1, x, x + 1, x + 2


where x is integer.


The smallest integer is x - 1


The sum of four consecutive even integers is -130:


(x - 1) + x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = -130

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x = - 33


x - 1 = - 33 - 1 = -34


The smallest integer is -34.