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The product of two positive numbers is 245. determine the two numbers if one number is 5 times the other.

The product of two positive numbers is 245. determine the two numbers if one number is 5 times the other.
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The product of two positive numbers is 245. determine the two numbers if one number is 5 times the other.

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Let n represent the smaller number. The product is then ...
n×5n = 245
n² = 49 . . . . . . . divide by 5
n = 7 . . . . . . . . . take the positive square root

The two numbers are 7 and 35.
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