Question

4. Two numbers have a sum of 15 and a product of 36. The smaller of the two numbers is which of the following?

Answer 1

Explanation:

solve for 36 first. what 2 numbers can you multiply by to get 36? Product means the answer to a multiplication problem but those numbers have to be able to add to equal 15.

36/3=12

12+3=15 These 2 numbers have a sum which means an answer to an addition problem.