Question

Product of two consective multiples of 5 is 300. find
both multiples.

Confusion ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ans : 15, 20 or -15, -20

Let the successive multiples of 5 be 5x and 5(x + 1). Then,

5x.5(x + 1) = 300 ⇒x  2  + x = 12 ⇒x  2 + x - 12 = 0