Two factors of –48 have a difference of 19. the factor with a greater absolute value is positive.


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Two factors of –48 have a difference of 19. The factor with a greater absolute value is positive.
What is the sum of the factors?

–19
–13
13
16

Answered by maham237 @



The two factors of -48 that have a difference of 19 are 16 and -3.

16 \times -3 = -48\\\\16 - (-3) = 16 + 3= 19

The sum of the factors are

16 + (-3) = 16 - 3 = \boxed{\bf{13}}

The answer is: C. 13

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