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  • 03-02-2016
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The sum of two consecutive negative integers is -143. What is the number closest to zero?

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  • 03-02-2016
The two integers on each "side" of that decimal are the two consecutive integers that total -171.  In this case, -85 and -86.  Since -85 is closer to zero, that's your answer.
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