SOLUTION: One number is 4 more than 3 times another. Their product is 20.
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Question 681816: One number is 4 more than 3 times another. Their product is 20.
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x = 3y+4
xy=20
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(3y+4)y=20
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(3y+10)(y-2)=0
3y+10=0
3y=-10
y = ==> does not work
y-2=0
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x = 3(2)+4=
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The numbers are 10 and 2
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