College Algebra (Algebra2/Intermediate alg

[Ridersjet]

I received a question on a quiz and the teacher never explained it

the question went like this

a positive integer is 37 more than 27 times another. their product is 11540. find the two integers

I need help solving it?

 

[DrPhil]

I received a question on a quiz and the teacher never explained it

the question went like this

a positive integer is 37 more than 27 times another. their product is 11540. find the two integers

I need help solving it?

We need to see your work - else we don't know where you are getting stuck.

Did you assign variable names for the two integers? Did you use the statements in the question to find two equations relating the two integers?

 

[srmichael]

I received a question on a quiz and the teacher never explained it

the question went like this

a positive integer is 37 more than 27 times another. their product is 11540. find the two integers

I need help solving it?

Well, you have two unknowns (the integers) therefore you need at least two equations to solve.

Let x = one positive integer
Let y = the other positive integer

I'll give you the first equation:

xy = 11,540

What is the other equation?