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The product of two integers is +286. What is the other integer if one of them is -3? show your work.

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The other integer is 289. To solve first make the equation:
x+y=286
Then you can plug in -3 into one of the variables (it doesn't matter which one you choose)
x-3=286
Then solve for x by adding 3 to both sides of the equation getting you 289
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