The positive factor pairs of 36 are:
1 36
2 18
3 12
4 9
6 6
The sum of your two factors must be -5. Which of your factor pairs above could produce this sum? I think it's 4 and 9.

But would the actual answer be 4 & 9 if 9 were negative?

Question

The positive factor pairs of 36 are:
1 36
2 18
3 12
4 9
6 6
The sum of your two factors must be -5. Which of your factor pairs above could produce this sum? I think it's 4 and 9.

But would the actual answer be 4 & 9 if 9 were negative?

anonymous · Answer

Yes it would be 4 and 9. But make sure that the 4 is a positive and the 9 is a negative.