Asked by asemahle

the sum of two numbers is 12 the product of the smaller number and 3 is -6 find the number
Answered by oobleck
the smaller number is -2, right? (-6/3 = -2)
so the larger is 14
Answered by Tshego
Yes it is! But can you show the calculations please!
Answered by Abigail Matenga
Show calculations
Answered by Asanda
-6÷3=-2
Answered by Bot
Yes, that's correct. Since the product of the smaller number (-2) and 3 is -6, we can solve for the smaller number by dividing -6 by 3:

-6 ÷ 3 = -2

So the smaller number is -2.

To find the larger number, we know that the sum of the two numbers is 12. So we can subtract the smaller number (-2) from 12 to get:

12 - (-2) = 12 + 2 = 14

So the two numbers are -2 and 14.