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What two numbers multiplied make 10, but added together make -7?​

User Arnaud
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Answer: -2 and -5

Explanation:

While multiplying, you want to get a positive number, but the two numbers add up to -7, so that means that they have to both be negative.

-2(-5) = 10

-2 + -7 = 14

User LJH
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Answer: -2 and -5

Explanation:

negative times negative is a positive but added together makes a negative

-2 * -5 = 10

-2 + -5 = -7

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