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9. The Sum of Two Numbers Is 8 and Their Product Is -33 Find the Two Numbers 10 A Bill of 135 Naira Was Paid Using 5 Naira Note and 10

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9. The sum of two numbers is 8 and their product is -33 find the two numbers 10 A bill of 135 naira was paid using 5 naira note and 10 naira note. If 16 notes were used altogether, find howmany of each were used.

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Let's solve the given problems step by step.### Problem 9: Finding Two NumbersGiven:- The sum of two numbers is 8.- The product of the two numbers is -33.Let's denote the two numbers as and .We have the following equations:1. 2. To find the values of and , we can solve these equations simultaneously.First, let's express in terms of using the first equation: Now, substitute this expression for into the second equation: This is a quadratic equation. We can solve it using the quadratic formula: Here, , , and : So, the solutions are: Therefore, the two numbers are and .### Problem 10: Finding the Number of 5 Naira and 10 Naira NotesGiven:- A bill of 135 naira was paid using 5 naira notes and 10 naira notes.- A total of 16 notes were used.Let's denote the number of 5 naira notes as and the number of 10 naira notes as .We have the following equations:1. 2. First, let's simplify the first equation by dividing everything by 5: Now we have the system of linear equations:1. 2. We can solve this system by elimination. Subtract the second equation from the first: Now substitute back into the second equation: Therefore, the number of 5 naira notes used is and the number of 10 naira notes used is .