(Solved) Math Help Please ASAP?

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If the sum of two numbers is 42 and the difference is 12, then what is the product of the numbers? (Hint: First solve for the numbers.)
[A] 216 343 [C] 405 [D] 441

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rivertube

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11 years ago

x+y = 42
x-y = 12 Add
2x = 54
x = 27 and y = 15
xy = 405
Answer C

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dastefster

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15 and 27
15 x 27 = 405
C

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oaheakea

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11 years ago

Let the 2 numbers be x and y

x + y = 42

x - y = 12

Eliminating x's by subtraction gives

2y = 30

y = 15

x = 27

So, 27 x 15 = 405

Answer [C] 405

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Fireman 2.

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11 years ago

Let x and y be the 'two numbers'

x + y = 42

x - y = 12

Rearrange x + y =42 them to make y the subject,

y = 42 - x

Now substitute it in the other equation: x - y = 12

You get:

x - (42 -x) = 12

Simplify:

x - 42 +x = 12

2x - 42 = 12

Add 42 to both sides:

2x = 54

Divide both sides by 2:

x = 27

Now you know one of the numbers, it is 27, to find y, then substitute 27 for x in the equation: x - y = 12:

27 - y = 12

Subtract 27 from both sides:

-y = -15

Multiply both sides by -1

y = 15

Now you have the two numbers, they are 15 and 27, all you have to do now is multiply them:

15*27

= 405

So the answer is C

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