Use effective reasoning to determine the composite number described.(1 point)
I am a composite number. I am greater than 16, but less than 20. Two of my factors are a number and the number doubled. I am the number
The number you are is 18.
To determine this, we can consider the clue that two of your factors are a number and the number doubled. This means that there are two factors of 18: a number (denoted as "x") and the number doubled, which is 2x.
We can write this as an equation: x * 2x = 18
Simplifying the equation, we get: 2x^2 = 18
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we have: x^2 = 9
Taking the square root of both sides, we find: x = ±3
Since we are looking for a number that is greater than 16, but less than 20, we discard the negative solution and choose x = 3.
Therefore, the number you are is 18, as it has factors of 3 and 6 (3 and the number doubled).