SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive numbers is 9120 what is the smaller of the two numbers?

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Question 319608: The product of two consecutive numbers is 9120 what is the smaller of the two numbers?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: If 'x' is the first number, then 'x+1' is the next consecutive number. If multiplied together to get 9120, then this means that x%28x%2B1%29=9120

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of two consecutive numbers is 9120 what is the smaller of the two numbers?
sqrt%289120%29+=+95.499...
--> 95 & 96