I need help w/ math hw, (Problem solving basically) |
 Apr 9 2005, 03:34 PM
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I forgot how to figure this out
 Heres the prob. : What are two whole numbers whose product is 294 and its quiotient is 6. Ive asked a bunch of ppl and they forgot how to. Please help. I dont rlly need answers but can u explain how to solve this equation thingy? THANKS!   down with math!
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Apr 9 2005, 05:29 PM
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yes the answer is 7 and 42, but here is the work involved:
x/y = 6 xy = 294 x = 6y 6y(y)=294 6y^2 = 294 294/6 = y^2 (y squared) 49 = y^2 y = 7. therefore, x = 6 multiplied by 7, which is 42. just algebra 1. |
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Apr 10 2005, 07:50 AM
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QUOTE(autumn. @ Apr 9 2005, 5:29 PM) yes the answer is 7 and 42, but here is the work involved: x/y = 6 xy = 294 x = 6y 6y(y)=294 6y^2 = 294 294/6 = y^2 (y squared) 49 = y^2 y = 7. therefore, x = 6 multiplied by 7, which is 42. just algebra 1.  Yup, thats how I'd do it. |
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