document.write( "Question 993523: Find two integers whose product is 396 such that one of the integers is ten less than six times the other integer. Please help I do not understand \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #612779 by Edwin McCravy(20059)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "Instead of doing your problem for you, I'll do one exactly\r\n" ); document.write( "like yours that takes exactly the same steps. The problem \r\n" ); document.write( "I will do is:\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Find two integers whose product is 329 such that one of the \n" ); document.write( "integers is nine less than eight times the other integer. \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "Let the integers be x and y\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ">>...whose product is 329...<< \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "So xy = 329\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ">>...one of the integers is nine less than eight times \n" ); document.write( "the other integer...<< \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "So we set y equal to 8 times x with 9 subtracted \r\n" ); document.write( "from it to make it nine less:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "y = 8x - 9 \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So we have this system of equations:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ">>...whose product is 329...<< \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "7*47 = 329\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ">>...one of the integers is nine less than eight times \n" ); document.write( "the other integer...<< \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "8 times 7 is 56, and indeed 47 is 9 less than 56.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So it checks.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Now do yours EXACTLY STEP BY STEP like this one.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |