Q7 of 114 Page 3

The product of two numbers is 1296. If one number is 16 times the other, find the numbers.

Let a and b be two numbers

a × b = 1296


a = 16b


= 16 b × b


= 1296


b2 = 81


b = 9


Therefore,


a = 144 and b = 9


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