SOLUTION: the sum of four cosecutive positive whole numbers is equal to the product of the smallest number and the largest number. What are the numbers?

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Question 1103482: the sum of four cosecutive positive whole numbers is equal to the product of the smallest number and the largest number. What are the numbers?
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the sum of four cosecutive positive whole numbers is equal to the product of the smallest number and the largest number. What are the numbers?
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n = smallest
Sum = 4n + 6
n*(n+3) = 4n+6
n^3 -n - 6 = 0
n = 3