document.write( "Question 160673: The product of two numbers is 330. The smaller number is seven less than the larger number. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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The product of two numbers is 330. The smaller number is seven less than the
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\n" ); document.write( "Two numbers x, y
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The product of two numbers is 330.\"
\n" ); document.write( " x*y = 330
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The smaller number is seven less than the larger number.\"
\n" ); document.write( " y = x-7
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (x-7) for y in the 1st equation, solve for x
\n" ); document.write( "x(x-7) = 330
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 7x = 330
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 7x - 330 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(x-22)(x+15) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = +22 then y = +15
\n" ); document.write( "x = -15 then y = -22
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