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What multiplies to -8 but adds to 12?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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12y ago

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Well first think this... There's going to be a negative and a positive factor.

(+)*(-)=(-)

We know that the positive is going to be bigger because the 12 is not negative.

The only factors that make 8 are 2*4=8 and 1*8=8.

So it isn't possible to multiply -8 and add to 12.

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