Question 347003
That's step one.
Now what about the product of the two numbers.
{{{P=x*y}}}
But you already have an equation with x and y.
Use that equation to get y in terms of x and substitute into the product expression.
{{{x+y=96}}}
{{{y=96-x}}}
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{{{highlight(P=x(96-x))}}}