Michael opens up a colouring book. The product of the page numbers which face him is 600. What pages is Michael looking at? Give your answers in the following format. (Eg 1, 2)
The page numbers must be one more than the other.
Left number = 1 u
Right number = 1 u + 1
Since the number ends with the digit 0, it is either a multiple of 5 or 10. We use the products of multiples of 10 to check.
10 x 10 = 100
20 x 20 = 400
30 x 30 = 900
40 x 40 = 1600
50 x 50 = 2500
60 x 60 = 3600
Since the product is 600, the product of the two page numbers is near to 600. One of the factors must be a multiple of 5 or 10.
Using guess and check,
25 x 26 = 650
24 x 25 = 600
Two pages that Michael is looking at: 24, 25
Answer(s): 24, 25
