SOLUTION: one positive numer is 4 more than 3 times another positive number and their product is 39

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Question 469355: one positive numer is 4 more than 3 times another positive number and their product is 39
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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let n be first number
Second number equals 3n+4
n(3n+4)=39
3n2+4n-39=0
(3n+13)(n-3)=0
n=-13/3 or 3
Throwing out the negative answer, we get the two numbers to be 3 and 13..