SOLUTION: A student opens a math book to two facing pages. The product of the page is 156. Find the page numbers. The first page is ____. The second page is ____.

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Question 473938: A student opens a math book to two facing pages. The product of the page is 156. Find the page numbers.
The first page is ____.
The second page is ____.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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n(n+1)=156
n2+n-156=0
(n+13)(n-12)=0
n=12 or -13
The two adjoining pages are pages # 12 and 13..