Question

Two factors of 24 add up to 11 what are they

Answer 1

$x*y=24$
$x+y=11$
$y=24/x$
$y=11-x$
$24/x=11-x$
$11x-x^{2} =24$
$- x^{2} +11x-24=0$
$(-x+8)(x-3)=0$
$-x+8=0 x-3=0$
$x=8 or 3$
Your factors are 8 and 3.