SOLUTION: Find a counterexample for this statement: Every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers.

SOLUTION: Find a counterexample for this statement: Every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers.

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Question 883037: Find a counterexample for this statement: Every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
11=5,6
12=3,4,5
13=6,7
14= no
15=7,8 and 4,5,6
16= no

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