Problem

Two numbers multiply to be 20 and add to be 12 . What are the numbers? [numb1]

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Final Answer: The two numbers are \(\boxed{2}\) and \(\boxed{10}\).

Steps

Step 1 :Set up the equations as \(x*y=20\) and \(x+y=12\).

Step 2 :Solve the equations by substituting \(y=20/x\) into the second equation and then solve for x.

Step 3 :Once we have the value of x, substitute it back into the equation \(y=20/x\) to get the value of y.

Step 4 :The solution is \(x=2\) and \(y=10\).

Step 5 :Final Answer: The two numbers are \(\boxed{2}\) and \(\boxed{10}\).

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