The sum of two consecutive odd integers is -72. what is the larger integer?

The answer is -35 and -37, when you add them together, they make -72

The larger of the two is -35

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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fist on the left goes with the third on the right. second on the left goes with the fourth on the right. third on the left goes with the second on the right. the fourth on the left goes with first on the right