Question

For the two numbers listed:-24, -2Find two pair factors of the first number such that their product is the first number and their sum is the second.

Answer 1

-6 and 4

Explanation:

First, list all the factors of 24.

Factors of 24 are: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12, and 24.

Next, picking from both ends, list the pair factors of 24.

• 1 and 24

,

• 2 and 12

,

• 3 and 8

,

• 4 and 6

Observing the pairs, only one set can be written to obtain the derived solution.

`\begin{gathered} Product\colon-6*4=-24 \\ \text{Sum}\colon-6+4=-2 \end{gathered}`

The two pair factors are -6 and 4.