Two integers, a and b have product of -48 what is the greatest possible sum of a and b.

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Answer 1
Answer: The factors of 48 are:
1 x 48
2 x 24
3 x 16
4 x 12
6 x 8
and visa versa:   48 x 1  etc.

To make the product negative, one of the factors has to be positive and one has to be negative.  To find the greatest sum, make the bigger number the positive factor and the smaller number the negative factor.  So, -1 x 48 = -48 and the sum of -1 + 48 = 47 which would be the greatest possible sum.

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Girls           30                                         50

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last month, dory biked 11 times as many miles as karly. together they biked a total of 156 miles. how many miles did dory bike last month?

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Let x be the number of miles Karly biked
Dory biked 11 times as many miles as Karly, therefor, Dory = 11x
The total number of miles back by both is 156
The equation will be:
11x + x = 156
Before we can get the number of miles Dory biked, we must first get the number of miles
Karly biked represented by x.
Get the x
12x = 156
12x/12 = 156/12
x = 13 
Karly = x = 13 miles biked
Dory = 11x = 11(13) = 143 miles biked
to check:
11x + x = 156
11(13) + 13 = 156
143 + 13 = 156
156 = 156
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Abby can buy T-shirts in packs of 5 for $11.25 or in packs of 2 for $5.98. How much money does she save by buying 20 T-shirts at the better price?

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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