Q. Wilma is thinking of two numbers. Both numbers are square numbers greater than 1 . The sum of the two numbers is 100 . What are the two numbers?
List Square Numbers: List out square numbers greater than 1 and less than 100.12=1 (not greater than 1), 22=4, 32=9, 42=16, 52=25, 62=36, 72=49, 82=64, 92=81, 102=100 (not less than 100).
Pairing for Sum: Start pairing the square numbers to see which two add up to 100. 4+81=85 (not 100), 9+64=73 (not 100), 16+36=52 (not 100), 25+25=50 (not 100), 36+64=100 (bingo!).
Check Sum and Squares: Check if both numbers are square numbers and if their sum is indeed 100. 36 is 62 and 64 is 82, and 36+64=100.
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