If the product of two numbers is 120 and one of the numbers is 4 more than the other, what are the two numbers?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Set up and solve a system of equations.
Answer
8 and 15
Explanation
Let the numbers be x and x + 4. Then, x(x + 4) = 120 leads to x^2 + 4x - 120 = 0.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 8 and 15.
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