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If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, then what is the largest possible sum of the two larger integers?

A. -3
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 3
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Re: If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, then what is the la [#permalink] New post   08 Mar 2019, 01:35
possible three consecutive integers whose product is 0 are -1,0,1 ; 0,1,2 and -2,-1,0

max sum is 2+1 = 3

E is the answer.
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If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, then what is the la [#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2019, 01:25
If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, one number has to be zero.

Since, we want the sum to be maximum, let 0 be the smallest number.
Therefore, the 3 no's should be 0, 1, 2.
The sum of the largest number = 1 + 2 = 3

Thus, the answer is E.



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Re: If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, then what is the la [#permalink] New post   02 Sep 2019, 19:03
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If the product of three consecutive integers is 0, then what is the largest possible sum of the two larger integers?

A. -3
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 3


If the product of 3 consecutive integers is zero, then one of the integers must be 0. We can let the smallest integer be 0 so that the other two integers are 1 and 2, with a sum of 3, which is also the largest possible sum of the two larger integers.

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