The sun of three conservative integers is -204. what is the largest integer?

let us take the smallest integer as x

the second smallest as x+1

and the largest as x+2

since the sum is -204 we should add all of it to get the answer

therefore x+x+1+x+2=-204

3x+3=-204

3x=-204-3

3x=-207

x=-207/3

x=-69

the largest number is x+2

therefore the largest number is -67

to check whether it is right just add them and check whether we get - 204

therefore -69+-68+-67=

-204

therefore the answer is -67

The larger package (the one that weighs a pound) is the better buy. This is because it costs only $.15 an oz versus costing $.18 an oz as the second package does.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the price per oz of each package, you divide the cost by the number of oz. Since there is 16 oz in a pound, we know the first package has 16 oz. Now we can do the math for each package.

$2.40/16 = $.15

$1.50/8 = $.18

This shows that the first package is clearly a better deal.