Question

For the following two numbers, find two factors of the first number such that their product is the first number and their sum is the second number. 70, 17

Answer 1

7, 10

Explanation:

First, you can list out the factors of 70: 1 x 70

2 x 35

5 x 14

7 x 10

You can immediately see that the only factor pair that adds up to 17 is 7 and 10, so the answer is 7 and 10.