Problema Solution

1. One positive number is four times of another number. The difference between the number is 76. Find the numbers.

2. find two consecutive integers whose product is 5 less than the square of the smaller number.

Answer provided by our tutors

x = 4y

x - y = 76

4y - y = 76

3y = 76

y = 76/3 and x = 304/3

 

2. n(n+1) - 5 = n^2

   n - 5 = 0

 n = 5