Question 147951
"the product of two consecutive integers" __ x(x+1) __ x^2+x


"is" __ =


"3 less than 3 times their sum" __ 3(2x+1)-3 __ 6x


x^2+x=6x __ subtracting 6x __ x^2-5x=0 __ factoring __ x(x-5)=0


x=0 __ 0 and 1


x-5=0 __ x=5 __ 5 and 6