SOLUTION: The product of two consecutive odd whole numbers is 323. Find the two whole numbers.

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Question 288553: The product of two consecutive odd whole numbers is 323. Find the two whole numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number x
the second number will be x+2
x(x+2)=323
x^2+2x-323=0
x^2+19x-17x-323=0
x(x+19)-17(x+19)=0
(x-17)(x+19)=0
x=17
The other number is 19

OR
-19 & -17