SOLUTION: the product of two consecutive numbers is 240

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Question 537618: the product of two consecutive numbers is 240
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the product of two consecutive numbers is 240
x(x+1) = 240
x^2 + x - 240 = 0
Factors to
(x+16)(x-15) = 0
two solutions
x = -16, -15 is the other number
x = 15, +16 is the other number