SOLUTION: If the sum of my nieces and nephews equals 12, and their product equals 35, and I have more nephews than nieces. How many nephews and how many nieces is this book dedicated to

Question 1038049: If the sum of my nieces and nephews equals 12, and their
product equals 35, and I have more nephews than nieces.
How many nephews and how many nieces is this book
dedicated to?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


5 and 7 are the only whole numbers whose sum is 12 and whose 
product is 35.

Since he has more nephews than nieces, he must have 7 nephews 
and 5 nieces.

Edwin

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