find two consecutive odd integers whose product is 255

unknown values: x,x+2

equation: x(x+2)=255

answer: 15; 17 or -17; -15

Find two consecutive negative integers such that the product is 42

unknown values: n,n+1

equation: n+1

< 0 equation: n(n+1) = 42 answer: -7; -6 Find 2 consecutive negative numbers that have a product of 90 unknown values: k,k+1 equation: k+1 < 0 equation: k(k+1) = 90 answer: -10; -9 product of two consecutive integers is 12. find the integers. unknown values: x, x+1 equation: x(x+1)=12 answer: 3; 4 or -4; -3 find the value of y in the following to make it an arithmetic sequencey+8, 4y+6, 3y unknown values: y equation: 3*y-(4*y+6)=(4*y+6)-(y+8) answer: -1 one number is 1 more than twice another number. the product of the two numbers is 21. What are the numbers? unknown values: x,y equation: x = 1 + 2*y equation: xy = 21 answer: 7; 3 or -6; -7/2 | 7; 3 or -6; -3.5 the larger of two positive integers is five more than twice the smaller integer. The product of the integers is 52. What are the integers? unknown values: x,y equation: y-5=2*x equation: xy=52 answer: {13; 4} The larger of two positive integers is five more than twice the smaller integer. The product of the integers is 52. What are the two integers? unknown values: x,y equation: x-5=2*y equation: xy=52 answer: {4; 13} A number is 2 more than twice another. Their product is 60. What are the numbers? unknown values: x,y equation: x=2*y+2 equation: xy=60 answer: {12; 5} or {-10; -6} Find three consecutive odd integers such that six times the sum of the first and second is 2 more than 10 times the third. unknown values: 2*k-1,2*k+1,2*k+3 equation: 6*((2*k-1)+(2*k+1))=10*(2*k+3)+2 answer: 15; 17; 19