The product of two numbers is 450. the first number is half the second number. which equation can be used to find x, the greater number?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent 1st number and y represent 2nd number.

We have been given that the product of two numbers is 450. We can represent this information in an equation as:

We are also told that the first number is half the second number. We can represent this information in an equation as:

To solve for greater number ,y, we will substitute equation (2) in equation (1) as:

Therefore, our required equation would be .

-362

step-by-step explanation:

(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

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          72     -     432 - 3 = -363