document.write( "Question 248483: A number is four less than four times another number. If the product of the two numbers is 63. Find the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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Two numbers: x & y
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A number is four less than four times another number.\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4y - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "If the product of the two numbers is 63.
\n" ); document.write( "x*y = 63
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the two numbers?
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace x with (4y-4)
\n" ); document.write( "(4y-4)*y = 63
\n" ); document.write( "4y^2 - 4y = 63
\n" ); document.write( "4y^2 - 4y - 63 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(2y-9)(2y+7) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "two solutions
\n" ); document.write( "2y = 9
\n" ); document.write( "y = 4.5
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\n" ); document.write( "2y = -7
\n" ); document.write( "y = -3.5
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\n" ); document.write( "Find x when y = 4.5
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4(4.5) -4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 18 - 4
\n" ); document.write( "x = 14 (14 * 4.5 = 63)
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\n" ); document.write( "Find x when y = -3.5
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4(-3.5) - 4
\n" ); document.write( "x = -14 - 4
\n" ); document.write( "x = -18 (-18 * -3.5 = 63)
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\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions 14, 4.5 and -18, -3.5 \n" ); document.write( "
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