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Question 241943: what two whole numbers have a product that is three times greater than their sum
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
xy=3(x+y)
xy=3x+3y
-3y+xy=3x
y(x-3)=3x
y=3x/(x-3)
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A whole number is any positive integer and zero.
Look at the graph below.
There are the only 2 answers:
0 and 0.
4 and 12
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Ed
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