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Give one combination of two factors whose product is 0.24, if one of the factors is a whole number greater than 1.

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Let's use two as the whole number.

You can represent this problem using the equation 2+x=.24. Solve for x.

2+x=.24
x=-1.76

Hope this helps!
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User Silvina
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0.24 is an even number....so 2 will be a factor

2x = 0.24
x = 0.24 / 2
x = 0.12

so 2 factors would be 2 and 0.12.....because 2 * 0.12 = 0.24
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