SOLUTION: True or false: every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers. If false change a condition to make true.

SOLUTION: True or false: every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers. If false change a condition to make true.

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Question 970856: True or false: every whole number greater than 10 is the sum of two or three consecutive whole numbers. If false change a condition to make true.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

n is a whole number greater than or equal to 0, but how high?

You have just to check n for 0,1,2, no others.
Beyond n=2, the description fails. n=3 and beyond will fail to meet the worded statement.
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