Suppose you have two numbers. The difference of the two numbers is 12. The product of the two numbers is 17. Multiply the larger of the two numbers by 100, add 50 times the smaller number to that, round the total to the nearest whole number, and that's my price whats the price
2007-03-21 12:15:14 · 5 answers · asked by ali 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
lol fun math. is that an oxymoron?? lol i dont know what the answer is. i did think about it though. are they 2 or 3 digit numbers??
2007-03-21 12:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by peach 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got it:
X + Y = 12 (eq 1)
X * Y =17 or y = 17/x (eq 2)
Substitue eq 2 in eq 1 >>> x +17/x = 12
or x^2 -12x +17 =0
or x = 10.35 and y = 1.65
Your price is now 1035 + 82.5 = 1118 +/- rounding errors from the quadratic equation.
2007-03-21 19:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by sprinting_turtle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50
2007-03-21 19:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by RP 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a whole number is your price!
2007-03-21 19:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by dani 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
$5100
2007-03-21 19:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by Kay the Great 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋