SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive positive numbers and their product is equal to 271. What are the numbers?

Algebra.Com
Question 843280: The sum of two consecutive positive numbers and their product is equal to 271. What are the numbers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y+xy=271,
y=x+1
x = 15, y = 16

RELATED QUESTIONS

Twice the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of their squares. What is the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
find two consecutive positive numbers such that the sum of their squares is equal to... (answered by Big Poop)
The product of two consecutive positive even numbers is 960. What are these two... (answered by nyc_function,Alan3354)
find the two positive integers required if the numbers are consecutive and their product... (answered by Alan3354)
Twice the product of two numbers is 56. The sum of their squares is 65. If both numbers... (answered by ewatrrr)
he product of two consecutive even integers is 120 and their sum is 22. What are the... (answered by Alan3354)
The sum of two numbers is 16 and their product is 38. What are the... (answered by Jeff Gordon,checkley77)
the sum of two numbers is 25 and their product is 144. what are the... (answered by tommyt3rd,FrankM)
the sum of two numbers is 44 and their product is 483 what are the... (answered by fractalier)