Question

Find two factors of the first number such that their product is the first number and their sum is the second number.

70,17

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

7, 10

Explanation:

It often works well to look at the factor pairs that form the product.

70 = 1×70 = 2×35 = 5×14 = 7×10

The sums of these are 71, 37, 19, 17. The last pair of factors is the one of interest:

7 and 10.