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Frederick is working on a number puzzle and discovers that the product of the two base numbers is exactly twice as large as the sum of those same base numbers. Help on this, please?
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Frederick is working on a number puzzle and discovers that the product of the two base numbers is exactly twice as large as the sum of those same base numbers.

Help on this, please?

User Matt Turner
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let's try trial and error

if the 2 numbers are 3 and 4 then 3 and 4 is 12 and 3+4=7 which is not half
3 and 5 =15 which is not divisible by 2
6 and 3=18 and 6+3=9 which his 1/2 of 18
there for one set is 6 and 3


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