SOLUTION: Two numbers are such that their difference, their sum and their product are to be one another as 1:7:24. What is the product of the two numbers?

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Question 236640: Two numbers are such that their difference, their sum and their product are to be one another as 1:7:24. What is the product of the two numbers?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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1:7:24
x-y=1
x+y=7
xy=24
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8-6=2:1
8+6=14:7
8*6=48:24
Answer 8*6