The product of two numbers is 240 The first number is 8 less than the second number. Which equation can be used to find x , the lesser number?

Let x be the lesser number. Since the first number is 8 less than the second, the greater number is x + 8. Their product is 240, so x(x + 8) = 240. This matches “x times x plus 8 is equal to 240.”

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