SOLUTION: The product of my number and twice my number is 72. What is my number? the answers given are A)6 ,B)12 ,C)24 or D)72. I must be setting this up wrong. I thought the "Product of

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Question 607097: The product of my number and twice my number is 72. What is my number?
the answers given are A)6 ,B)12 ,C)24 or D)72.
I must be setting this up wrong. I thought the "Product of my number meant" my number times itself so I was setting up the problem as x^ + 2x = 72

Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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(c) 24
because your number is 24,
24 (twice)is 48
48+24=72