The product of two successive numbers is 4556. Which of the following is the larger of the two numbers?
Choose the correct option
A) 68
B) 67
C) 78
D) 87
E) 66
Let the two successive numbers be n, n + 1.   It is given that n(n + 1) = 4556.   =&gt; n2 + n - 4556 = 0   =&gt; n2 + 68n - 67n - 4556 = 0   =&gt; n(n + 68) - 67(n + 68) = 0   =&gt; n = 67 and (n + 1) = 68.   68NSWER:68
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The product of two successive numbers is 4556. Which of the following is the larger of the two numbers?