The product of two whole numbers is 825 the sum is 58 what are the two numbers

Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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Given the statement:

The product of two whole numbers is 825 the sum is 58

Determine the two numbers.

Solution:

In order to determine the two numbers, we must simply list the factors of 825.

Factors of 825:

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 25, 33, 55, 75, 165, 275 and 825.

Now we can see in the factors that if we add the number 33 and 25, the resulting answer will be 58, therefore the numbers to be used for the equation is 33 and 25.

Final answer:
33 and 25