document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348805>Question 348805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jim and mary think of a number. marys number is 8 more than jim's number. the product of the two numbers is 65. what is jims number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "M=the number Mary thinks about.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=the number Jim thinks about.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary's number equals Jim's number plus 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=J+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product of the two numbers is 65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MJ=65 Replace M in this equation with (J+8) & solve for J.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(J+8)J=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J^2+8J-65=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(J+13)(J-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+13=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=-13 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=-13+8=-5 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=5 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=5+8=13 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13*-5=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13*5=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65=65 </SPAN>\n" );
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