SOLUTION: Find two numbers where the product is 540 and the quotient is 15 ?

Algebra ->  Equations -> SOLUTION: Find two numbers where the product is 540 and the quotient is 15 ?      Log On


   

Question 902821: Find two numbers where the product is 540 and the quotient is 15 ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.A%2AB=540
2.A%2FB=15
From eq. 2,
A=15B
Substituting into eq. 1,
15B%2AB=540
B%5E2=36
B=6 or B=-6
Then,
A=15%286%29 or A=15%28-6%29
A=90 or A=-90
So then numbers are either, 6 and 90, or -6 and -90.