document.write( "Question 163242This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematic Pre-Algebra
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x+y=15 or x=15-y
\n" ); document.write( "xy=54
\n" ); document.write( "(15-y)y=54
\n" ); document.write( "15y-y^2=54
\n" ); document.write( "y^2-15y+54=0
\n" ); document.write( "(y-9)(y-6)=0
\n" ); document.write( "y-9=0
\n" ); document.write( "y=9 answer.
\n" ); document.write( "y-6=0
\n" ); document.write( "y=6 answer.
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