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1 January, 19:50

The product of two positive numbers is 120. One number is 7 more than the other. Determine the two numbers

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  1. 1 January, 22:40
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    Xy = 120

    x = 7+y

    (7+y) (y) = 120

    y^2 + 7y - 120 = 0

    (y + 15) (y - 8) = 0

    Since we are finding two positive numbers,

    If y = 8 then x = 15

    The two numbers are 8 and 15
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