Question

if m is natural number less than 3, then which of the following could be a factor of the product of m and m+1? a.3 b.4 c.5 d.8

Answer 1

it is A.3

Answer 2

ca i ask for solution?

Answer 3

i cant give u the solution i can give u the answer but u find the solution

Answer 4

What are the natural number < 3?

Answer 5

1 to 3

Answer 6

less than, not less or equal, so that 3 is not counted

Answer 7

ok? then, tell me the exact numbers, please

Answer 8

there are no onther hint sir, t

Answer 9

thats why i was struggling at this

Answer 10

on the number line, what are the numbers before 3?

Answer 11

*natural* numbers are the counting numbers, starting with 1

Answer 12

but choices given are a.3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 8,, theres no less than three

Answer 13

yes, but they say
m is a natural number less than 3
what *might* m be ? (there are only a few possible choices)

Answer 14

@phi thanks for rescuing.
@no.identity05 we are ON THE WAY to find it out, not get the answer yet.

Answer 15

can you list out the natural numbers, starting with 1 ?

Answer 16

no other hint sir, the problem is stated at it is..

Answer 17

yes, but we know what the natural numbers are: they are the ones you use to count how many fingers you have. Can you list out the first few?

Answer 18

1, 2 sir, but there is none n the choices

Answer 19

good, so "m" might be 1
if m is 1
what is m+1 ? any idea?

Answer 20

m+1=2 if m=1, then it might be if m=2 then the factor could be 2? letter a ?

Answer 21

so if m is 1
and m+1 is 2
we might have 1*2
which has 2 as a factor. (But 2 is not an answer choice)

Let's check if m is 2
what is m+1 ?

Answer 22

m+1= 3, if m=2

Answer 23

yes, now what are the factors of
2*3
?

Answer 24

3?

Answer 25

yes 3 is a factor (so is 2)
but we only need one factor that is on the list of choices.

Answer 26

thank you sir!! hehehe