The product of the page numbers on two facing pages of a book is 600 what are the numbers?

Answer 1

Well, well, well, looks like we've got a little math mystery on our hands. Let's see, if the product of two numbers is 600, those sneaky little page numbers must be 24 and 25. Why? Because 24 times 25 equals 600. Case closed, Sherlock!

Answer 2

Let's denote the two page numbers as x and x+1, where x is the smaller page number. Since the product of the two page numbers is 600, we have the equation x(x+1) = 600. This simplifies to x^2 + x - 600 = 0. Factoring this quadratic equation, we find the solutions x = 24 and x = -25. Since page numbers cannot be negative, the two page numbers are 24 and 25.

Answer 3

Oh, dude, facing pages in a book, how quaint! So, if we're talking page numbers, and their product is 600, we're looking at a classic math problem. Let's see, the numbers are like 24 and 25, right? Because 24 times 25 equals 600. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Answer 4

They are page numbers 24 and 25 . ( 24 x 25 = 600 )

The easiest way to solve this is by trial and error. Multiply two consecutive numbers; if the product is too low, try larger numbers, if it is too high, try smaller numbers. You can also write an equation and use the quadratic formula. The equation in this case is x(x+1) = 600. Re-written for use of the quadratic equation, it becomes x2 + x - 600 = 0. This will give you a positive and a negative solution; only the positive solution is sensible in this case.