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    Feb 27, 2009, 06:27 AM
    solving quadratic word problems 2
    find tree consecutive positive integers such that the product of the first and the third integer is 15
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    Feb 27, 2009, 06:29 AM

    Three consecutive integers.

    If the first integer is X, the second must be X+1, and the third must be X+2. Right?

    "Product" means multiplication.
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