SOLUTION: Find two numbers whose sum is 20 and whose product is 96.

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Question 135970: Find two numbers whose sum is 20 and whose product is 96.
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X+Y=20 OR X=20-Y
XY=96
(20-Y)Y=96
20Y-Y^2=96
Y^2-20Y+96=0
(Y-8)(Y-12)=0
Y-8=0
Y=8 ANSWER.
Y-12=0
Y=12 ANSWER.