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For the two numbers listed,find two factors of the first number such as that their product is the first number and their sum is the second number . 28, -11

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If we choose the numbers -4 and -7 we notice that:


\begin{gathered} (-4)(-7)=28 \\ \text{and} \\ -4-7=-11 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the numbers we are looking for are -4 and -7.

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