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.
Answer:
22.86 centimeters (9 inches into cm is 22.86 cm)
If you let the width be x, then the length will be 2x + 3. The perimeter P is
twice the width plus twice the length, i.e.,
P = 2*x + 2*(2x + 3) = 2x + 4x + 6 = 6x + 6.
So if the perimeter is 66 cm then 66 = 6x + 6 ---> 6x = 60 ---> x = 10 cm.,
and so if the perimeter is at most 66 cm., the width can be at most 10 cm..
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