Question

The product of three consecutive whole numbers is 990. What is the sum of the three whole numbers ?

A. 30
B. 33
C. 63
D. 96

Answer 1

HI!!

Answer 2

do you know what "consecutive" means in this question ?

Answer 3

maybe?

Answer 4

No not really @misty1212

Answer 5

one after another like say \(10,11,12\) are consecutive
so lets find the three numbers ok?

Answer 6

Okay

Answer 7

How doe ?

Answer 8

pick three numbers and multiply them together, see if you get 990

Answer 9

since it ends in a zero, one of them is probably 10

Answer 10

Any numbers ?

Answer 11

so we can try \[10\times 11\times 12\] and see if it works
no, not any numbers, CONSECUTIVE numbers

Answer 12

Yea that's wat I mean any pair of consecutive numbers

Answer 13

\[10\times 11\times 12=1230\] too but, not right
have to go smaller

Answer 14

it is 3 numbers, not a pair

Answer 15

U know wat I mean

Answer 16

9 x 10 x 11 = 990

Answer 17

ok got it on the second try good
now add them up!

Answer 18

\[9+10+11=?\]]

Answer 19

30

Answer 20

Oohhh I get it thanks so much @misty1212

Answer 21

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