document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=955877>Question 955877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the product of 2 positive numbers is 27, and one number is 6 greater than the other, what are the two numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #583941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=583941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L=larger number; S=smaller number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L-S=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=S+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L*S=27 Substitute for L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(S+6)(S)=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S^2+6S=27 Subtract 27 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S^2+6S-27=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(S+9)(S-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=-9 or S=3 ANSWER: The smaller number is 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=S+6=3+6=9 ANSWER 2: The larger number is 9\r<BR>\n" );
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