document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286359>Question 286359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of 2 consecutive integers equals the product of the number that is 3 less than the smaller one and the number that is 4 more than the larger one. What is the sum of these four numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.60 B. 63 C. 64 D. 71 E. None of these. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207665 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207665\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x= the first integer. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x+1= the second integer, because they are consecutive integers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+1) = (x-3)(x+1+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the equation looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+1)=(x-3)(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15)(16) = (12)(20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The four numbers are 15,16,12, and 20. Their sum is 63. </SPAN>\n" );
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