document.write( "Question 1193393: The sum of two number 32 and their product is 240 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Here is another strategy for solving a problem like this that you won't find in you standard algebra textbooks.

\n" ); document.write( "Since the sum of the two numbers is 32, let the two numbers be 16+x and 16-x. Then, since the product is 240,

\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2816%2Bx%29%2816-x%29=240\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"256-x%5E2=240\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=4\"$

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The two numbers are 16+4 = 20 and 16-4 = 12

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