SOLUTION: One positive number is 3 more than another. Their product is 180. What are the numbers?

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Question 1185650: One positive number is 3 more than another. Their product is 180. What are
the numbers?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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One positive number is 3 more than another. Their product is 180. What are
the numbers?
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12 & 15

Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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n and n+3, product is 180

180=18%2A10=9%2A20=3%2A3%2A2%2A2%2A5=6%2A30=5%2A36=highlight%2812%29%2Ahighlight%2815%29;
There it is. The two positive numbers must be 12 and 15.