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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-16

What 2 numbers have a sum of 105.7?

The numbers are: 19, 85.2, 533, 571, 88.2, 525, 20, 17.5, 400, 261, 20.5, 125, 7, 23, 901, 30.

Asked by BrandyTowle

Answer (3)

To make it quickly we can consider only those numbers which will give us a decimal of xxx.7. There are only a few numbers like this: 85.2, 88.2, 20.5.
I tried adding 85.2 to 17.5 and it gave me 102.5 - it was close but not close enough :)
So I picked 85.2 + 20.5 = 105.7 and voila :)

Answered by SlowZasob | 2024-06-10

The pair of numbers that sum up to 105.7 are 20.5 and 85.2 from the provided list. ;

Answered by GlennClose | 2024-06-18

The two numbers from the list that add up to 105.7 are 85.2 and 20.5. By systematically checking combinations, these numbers were confirmed to provide the correct sum. Therefore, 85.2 + 20.5 = 105.7.
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Answered by SlowZasob | 2024-10-02