SOLUTION: find two consecutive numbers whose product is 72

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Question 124995: find two consecutive numbers whose product is 72
Answer by nadinadan(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's think about what consecutive numbers are, two numbers that are one after the other. Let's think about 6x7, 7x8, 8x9, so which one could it be? Of course, 8x9=72, so these are the two consecutive numbers, 8 and 9.