SOLUTION: 867 is the product of two numbers one of which is 3 times greater than the other find the sum of the numbers ?

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Question 1003956: 867 is the product of two numbers one of which is 3 times greater than the other find the sum of the numbers ?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be your first number; then your 2nd number is 3n. So:
n(3n)=867
3n^2=867
n^2=289
n=17
3n=51
n+3n=68!!!!!!!!!!!!!!