SOLUTION: what two numbers make a sum of 42 and a product of 272

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Question 952989: what two numbers make a sum of 42 and a product of 272
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are a lot of ways to do this, but the easiest for me is to find the product factors first.
What are the factors of 272?
1,272
2,136
4,68
8,34
16,17
Which of those can sum to 42?