SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is 44 and their product is 483 what are the numbers

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Question 1016449: the sum of two numbers is 44 and their product is 483 what are the numbers
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call one number x. The other is 44-x. Their product is
x(44 - x) = 483
44x - x^2 = 483
Rearranging we get
x^2 - 44x + 483 = 0
Factoring we get
(x - 21)(x - 23) = 0
x = 21 x = 23