document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965201>Question 965201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two numbers have a product of 24 and one of them is five more than the other. What<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #589951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(569)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=589951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the numbers be x and (x+5) respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Product of the numbers=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+5)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+8x-3x-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+8)-3(x+8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(x+8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 is the solution as x cannot be negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are 3 and 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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