SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive integers is 16 less than four times their sum. Find the integers.

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Question 1041682: the product of two consecutive integers is 16 less than four times their sum. Find the integers.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two consecutive integers be n and n+1. Then:
n(n+1)=4(n+n+1)-16
nē+n=8n-12
nē-7n+12=0
(n-4)(n-3)=0
n=4,3
The two consecutive integers are 3 and 4. ☺☺☺☺