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the product of two number is 42.they are two consecutive numbers. the two numbers are both less than 10. what is the answer?​

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Answer:

6 and 7

Explanation:

You first want to find the factors of 42. They are:

1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42

The factor pairs are:

  1. 1 & 42
  2. 2&21
  3. 3&14
  4. 6&7

The only factor pair with consecutive numbers is 6 and 7. They are both less than 10 as well, so 6 and 7 works.

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