SOLUTION: The product of the page numbers on two facing pages of a book is 506. Find the page numbers. i know that the answer is pages 22 and 23 i took a lucky guess. but i dont know how

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Question 228565: The product of the page numbers on two facing pages of a book is 506. Find the page numbers.
i know that the answer is pages 22 and 23 i took a lucky guess. but i dont know how to put it in a formula.

Answer by Wolvstein(7)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Take square root of 506.
It comes out to be 22.4944...
Take the two closest whole numbers; 22 and 23.
22x23= 506.

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