Question

There are three numbers for the combination to the store's safe. The first number is 17. The other two numbers can be multiplied together to give a product of 28. What are all of the possibilities for the other two numbers? Write your answers as multiplication equations, and then write all of the possible combinations to the safe.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Let the numbers be
`a, b\ and\ c.`

`a = 17`

`b * c = 28`

Required

Determine the possibilities for the other two

The possibilities of the other two (as a product) are:

`1 * 28 = 28`

`2 * 14 =28`

`4 * 7 = 28`

All possible combinations are (where order is not important): 17 1 28, 17 2 14 and 17 4 7