Question

The product of two whole numbers is 96 and their sum is less than 30.

What are the possibilities for the two numbers?

Answer 1

12 times 8 equals 96
12 plus 8 equals 20.
Hope this helps

Answer 2

To solve, you should list all the factors of 96, then note which sums are less than 30.

1 and 96 ⇒ Sum is greater than 30.
2 and 48 ⇒ Sum is greater than 30.
3 and 32 ⇒ Sum is greater than 30.
4 and 24 ⇒ Sum is less than 30.
6 and 16 ⇒ Sum is less than 30.
8 and 12 ⇒ Sum is less than 30.

So, the three possibilities are 4 and 24, 6 and 16, and 8 and 12