document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246599>Question 246599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a student opens a mathematics book to two facing pages. the product of the page numbers is 272. find the page numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #180031 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=180031\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the pages be x and x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+1)=272<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x-272=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+17)(x-16)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1=17<BR>\n" );
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