SOLUTION: If r,s, and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true ? A t > r > s B s > t > r C s > r > t D r > t > s E r > s >

Algebra ->  Inequalities -> SOLUTION: If r,s, and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true ? A t > r > s B s > t > r C s > r > t D r > t > s E r > s >       Log On


   



Question 300868: If r,s, and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true ?
A t > r > s
B s > t > r
C s > r > t
D r > t > s
E r > s > t


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The only possibility is

r=5, s=3, t=11              

and since

11 > 5 > 3, that means only t > r > s or A is true. 

Edwin