document.write( "Question 838928: The product of 2 numbers is 72. The 1st number is 8 times bigger than the 2nd number. What are the missing numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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The product of 2 numbers is 72. The 1st number is 8 times bigger than the 2nd number. What are the missing numbers?
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\n" ); document.write( "8 times bigger = 9 times as big
\n" ); document.write( "x*y = 72
\n" ); document.write( "y = 9x
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\n" ); document.write( "x*9x = 72
\n" ); document.write( "\"9x%5E2+=+72\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=+8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%288%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+9sqrt%288%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-sqrt%288%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-9sqrt%288%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "1 times bigger = 100% increase = 2 times as big
\n" ); document.write( "etc.
\n" ); document.write( "8 times bigger is not the same as 8 times as big
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