You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ok the object is to find two whole numbers. Lets call those numbers x and y.
Now the question states that these two numbers ( x and y) have a product that equals 147.
lets write that as and equation
We are also told that these numbers ( x and y ) have a quotient of 3
written as an equation we get this:
Ok lets take a look at the first equation:
We can set it in terms of x by dividing both sides by y like this:
Now we have x equal to 147 divided by y so if we take the second equation
and replace the x with 147/y we get this:
now we can solve for y
first multiply both sides by y
next multiply both sides by y again
now divide both sides by 3
finally solve for y by taking the square root of both sides
Now that we have found y equals 7 just replace the y in with 7
and solve for x
So now we have found two numbers 21 and 7
Their product is 147
and their quotient is 3
