SOLUTION: The Product Of Two Integers Is 72. If One Integer Is -18 What Is The Other Integer?
Algebra.Com
Question 640237: The Product Of Two Integers Is 72. If One Integer Is -18 What Is The Other Integer?
Answer by josh_jordan(263) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve, let's set this word problem up as an equation. The first sentence says that the product of two integers is 72. In other words,
a x b = 72
The first part of the second sentence says that one integer is -18. So, to find the other integer, replace -18 with one of the letters in the equation:
a x b = 72: -18 x b = 72
Now, divide both sides of the equal sign by -18. This will allow us to get b all by itself:
This results in
b = -4
So, the other integer is -4
RELATED QUESTIONS
The difference of two integers is 18.One integer is one-third of the other integer. What... (answered by MathLover1)
The product of two integers is 32. One integer is twice the other. What are the... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
two integers have a product of 32. one integer is twice the other. what are the... (answered by Gogonati,John10)
two positive integers have a product of 50. one integer is twice the other. what is the... (answered by sarah_adam)
The difference of two integers is-6.If one of the integers is-2, what is the other... (answered by Alan3354)
Find two integers whose product is 105 such that one of the integers is one more twice... (answered by nerdybill)
One integer is 2 times another. If the product of the two integers is... (answered by Boreal,addingup)
the product of two integers is 84. one integer is 8 more than the other what are the two... (answered by richard1234)
the product of two integers is 50. one integer is twice the other.find the... (answered by mervh1967)