SOLUTION: Mike said that when he opened his book, the product of the page numbers of the two facing pages was 7007. Without performing any calculations, prove that he was wrong.

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Question 207737This question is from textbook Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
: Mike said that when he opened his book, the product of the page numbers of the two facing pages was 7007. Without performing any calculations, prove that he was wrong. This question is from textbook Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

Answer by monikakumar(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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one of the page no. should be even as they are consequtive nos. and any no. multiplied with and even no. shall have an even no. as the last digit which is not so in Mike's case,so his statement is wrong