SOLUTION: The product of twenty less than eight times a number and thirty less than two times a number equals zero. Find the number(s).

SOLUTION: The product of twenty less than eight times a number and thirty less than two times a number equals zero. Find the number(s).

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Question 372626: The product of twenty less than eight times a number and thirty less than two times a number equals zero. Find the number(s).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Either the first factor equals zero or the second factor equals zero or possible both are equal to zero at the same time.
Solve for both cases.

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The number is either or
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