SOLUTION: The sum of two consecutive numbers is 49, the product of the two numbers is 580, what are the consecutive numbers? This was a question on a practice paper, we feel the product i

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Question 512303: The sum of two consecutive numbers is 49, the product of the two numbers is 580, what are the consecutive numbers?
This was a question on a practice paper, we feel the product is wrong and think it should be 600, thus making the answer 24 and 25, is this correct? Many thanks in advance.

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The sum of two consecutive numbers is 49, the product of the two numbers is 580, what are the consecutive numbers?
The numbers are 24 & 25.
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This was a question on a practice paper, we feel the product is wrong and think it should be 600, thus making the answer 24 and 25, is this correct? Many thanks in advance.
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There's no solution that fits the product being 580. It's 600