SOLUTION: two numbers product of 72 sum of 18 ratio of 2:3

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Question 585716: two numbers product of 72 sum of 18 ratio of 2:3
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the pair of numbers whose product is 72 and whose sum is 18 is 6 and 12

they are not in a 2:3 ratio

there is NO pair of numbers which meets all 3 of these conditions ___ something is amiss with the question