The product of two numbers is 240. the first number is 8 less than the second number. which equation can be used to find x, the lesser number?
x(x – 8) = 240
x(x 8) = 240
x2 – 8 = 240
x2 8 = 240

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the first number (lesser number) , then the second number must be x+8.

Given : The product of two numbers is 240. The first number is 8 less than the second number.

First number x Second number = 240

According to this statement , we have

Or we can write is as

Hence, the equation can be used to find x, the lesser number :

to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.

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