Question

Two factors of -48 have a difference of 19 the factor with a great absolute value is postive what is the sum of the factors

-19
-13
13
16

Answer 1

13 (C)

Explanation:

We can list out the factors of -48: -1, -2, -3, -4, -6, -8, 12, 16, 24 and 48 (and vice-versa)

We can see that two factors, 16 and -3, have a difference of 19 (16-(-3) = 19). Then, we have to calculate the absolute value of 16, which is just 16.

The sum of 16 and -3 is 13.

Thus, the answer is 13.