Question

Two positive numbers have a difference of 4 and a product of 96. What are the numbers?

12 and 8

16 and 6

16 and 12

18 and 14

Answer 1

We could write some equations and solve them but since you have answer choices, let's just test the answers.

Answer 2

Let's start with the first one. What is 12-8?

Answer 3

4

Answer 4

now what?

Answer 5

What is the product of 8 and 12?

Answer 6

add?

Answer 7

I thought if you added you were finding a sum.
How do you find a product?

Answer 8

im lost sorry

Answer 9

Google: "How can I find a product in mathematics"

Answer 10

multiply

Answer 11

So what is the product of 8 and 12?

Answer 12

96

Answer 13

Well SHAZAM!!! We've stumbled onto the answer. The difference of 12 and 8 is 4 and the product of 12 and 8 is 96

Answer 14

damn i made it seem so much harder didnt i lol

Answer 15

yep