document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336340>Question 336340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help I hate setting up word problems I just cant master it the question is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "find four consecutive integers such that the product of the two largest is 46 more than the product of the two smallest integers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #241117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=241117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x, x+1, x+2 & x+3 be the four integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x+3)=x(x+1)+46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x+6=x^2+x+46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x^2+5x-x=46-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 for the smallest integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=1=11 for the next integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=2=12 for the third integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=3=13 for the largest integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*13=10*11+46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "156=110+46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "156=156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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