Question 829771: divide 27 into two parts such that their product is 180
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, KMST:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
Answer by KMST(5328)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Factors of  come in pair whose product is .
We can try small numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...} to see if they divide evenly. Whenever one does, that small number is the small factor in a pair, and the quotient is the paired factor.
That is the last pair, because does not divide evely by 13 or 14, ansd 15 is the larger factor in a pair already listed.
and  ,
so  and  are the answers we were looking for.
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