multiplication
product
It is not necessary: some people find it easier to do so, others do not.
You have to carry out the multiplication and thentruncate the answer to find the lower whole number,add 1 to that to find the next whole number.
multiple
1. find the product of the first two 2. multiply that product with the third number
A product of a number is when you multiply them Example - Find The Product Of 7 & 8, The answer is 56
-- The numerator of the product is the product of the numerators. -- The denominator of the product is the product of the denominators. -- The product is 35/48 , reduced or simplified if necessary and appropriate.
"The sum of a number and three times another number is 18. find the numbers if their product is a maximum?"
A single number cannot have a product: a product is the result of a BINARY OPERATION and this means that it must have two inputs.
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A number can have only one sum: itself. And it cannot have a product without another number!
You cannot since there is no product of a single number!