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9 March, 18:43

The product of two numbers is 48. The first number is negative, and the second number is four more than twice the first number. What are the two numbers?

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  1. 9 March, 20:51
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    First number is a and second one is 2a+4

    a (2a+4) = 48

    a (a+2) = 24

    a^2+2a-24=0

    (a+6) (a-4) = 0

    the question says a is negative so a=-6 b=-8
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