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How do you find two whole numbers with a sum of 15 and a product of 54
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document.write( "Make a list of all the pairs of whole numbers that \r\n" );
document.write( "have a product of 54:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1 x 54 = 54\r\n" );
document.write( "2 x 27 = 54\r\n" );
document.write( "3 x 18 = 54\r\n" );
document.write( "6 x 9  = 54\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then make a list of their sums\r\n" );
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document.write( "1 + 54 = 55\r\n" );
document.write( "2 + 27 = 29\r\n" );
document.write( "3 + 18 = 21\r\n" );
document.write( "6 + 9  = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "And what do you know!  That last pair 6 and 9 do indeed\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 6 and 9\r\n" );
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