Question

One counting number is 4 times great as a counting number.The product of the two number is 36.What is the sum of the two number

Answer 1

Answer:

The sum of the two numbers is 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the counting numbers be x and y.

Then we can write the following equations

x=4y.......1 (one is four times greater )

x(y)=36.....2 (the product of the two)

Putting equation 1 into equation 2, we get

4y(y)=36

${4y}^{2} = 36$

Dividing through by 4,we get

${y}^{2} = \frac{36}{4}$

${y}^{2} = 9$

Taking square root of both side, we obtain

y=3

Putting the value of y into equation , we get

x=4(3)=12

Hence the numbers are 3 and 12

Therefore the sum of the two numbers is 3+12=15