Question

A catcher's and a pitcher's uniform numbers are consecutive integers whose product is 132. If the catcher's was the smaller number, determine the uniform number of each player. catcher's number pitcher's number

Answer 1

• catcher: 11
• pitcher: 12

Explanation:

Since the numbers are consecutive, the square root of the product will be a value between them.

√132 ≈ 11.49

so, the consecutive numbers are 11 and 12. (11×12 = 132)

The catcher's number is smaller, so is 11; the pitcher's number is 12.