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There are x melons and y oranges. The product of integers x and y is

539. The number of melons is 11 times of that of oranges, How many
melon(s) is / are there?

User Mahmoud Abdelsattar
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Answer:

There are 77 melons

Explanation:

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There are x melons and y oranges. The product of integers x and y is 539. The number-example-1
User Nathan Stocks
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Answer:

77 melons

Explanation:


11x * x = 539 \\ 11 {x}^(2) = 539 \\ (11x)/(11) = (539)/(49) \\ {x}^(2) = 49 \\ \sqrt{ {x}^(2) } = √(49) \\ x = 7

The oranges are 7

And the melons are 11 times the number of the oranges hence

11 x 7= 77

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