Problema Solution
The product of the numbers on two consecutive lockers at the health club is 132, find the locker numbers
Answer provided by our tutors
Assuming that the two consecutive lockers are marked with two consecutive positive numbers we can represent the locker numbers by 'x' and 'x + 1'.
The product of the lockers is 132 means:
x(x + 1) = 132
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x = 11
11 + 1 = 12
The locker numbers are 11 and 12.