SOLUTION: Problem Solving by Quadratic Equations: Find two numbers whose product is 24 and one of the numbers is 5 times more than the other number. Thank you

SOLUTION: Problem Solving by Quadratic Equations: Find two numbers whose product is 24 and one of the numbers is 5 times more than the other number. Thank you

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Question 291317: Problem Solving by Quadratic Equations: Find two numbers whose product is 24 and one of the numbers is 5 times more than the other number. Thank you
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
xy=24
x=y+5
(y+5)y=24
y^2+5y=24
y^2+5y-24=0
(y+8)(y-3)=0
y-3=0
y=3 ans.
y+8=0
y=-8 ans.
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