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Question 483423: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 240. what is the sum of the two integers
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
240 = 15*16, 15+16 = 31
You could also do x(x+1) = 240, but given that the root is an integer, it is simply easier to look for factors of 240.
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