can anyone help me figure this out?
"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."
thank u!!!!
2007-03-26 13:19:35 · 8 answers · asked by j 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
There is an easy process for finding out the numbers,In fact 12 hours back I had replied the same question to two askers.If you may go through the answers given by me.However,I am repeating the process again for you
Let a and b be the two numbers
Therefore,it is given that
a-b=12 and ab=17
We know that (a+b)^2
=(a-b)^2+4ab
=12^2+4*17
=144+68
=212
Therefore a+b=14.56 [square-rooting both sides]
Now we have the following two equations
a+b=14.56,and
a-b=12
We can now easily find out the value of a and b,which are
13.28 and 1.28 respectively'
now,you can find out your answer easily.
(note - incidentally,the same problem has been answered by me 12 hours back.I am accepting you as my fan,and you may go through the answer )
Therefore,the price is
13.28*100+1.28*50
=1328+64
=1392
2007-03-26 13:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by TheApocalypticOrgasm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1392 is the price. The numbers are roughly 13.28 and 1.28 since your rounding to the hundredths place after multiplying the extra decimal places become unimportant to the problem.....guess math takes me too long.
2007-03-26 13:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by pathc22 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
=1392
2007-03-26 13:37:56 · answer #3 · answered by *Honey Sparkl* 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the price would be.....
13.28*100+1.28*50
=1328+64
=1392
wow not the first one good job Mandee obviously we were on the same track although i believe you copied and pasted that from someone else on yahoo answers a lil while back!!!!
its ok .....!!!
2007-03-26 14:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
x-y=12
x*y=17
(14.5,2.5)
x*100+y*50=P
(14.5)100+(2.5)50=P
the price is 1575
2007-03-26 13:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by Your mom goes to college 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have the real question: When will this help anyone in life. hehe
If someone can prove it ...let them
2007-03-26 14:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 1264. :)
2007-03-26 18:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by Marissa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
x=big # y=small #
x-y=12
xy=17
100x+50y
2007-03-26 13:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋