SOLUTION: I have 3 sons. The product of their ages is 36. The sum of their ages is 13. How old are my 3 sons
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Question 1030280: I have 3 sons. The product of their ages is 36. The sum of their ages is 13. How old are my 3 sons
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let their ages be , , and
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(1)
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There are 3 unknowns, but only
2 equations, so guessing is the
only way I know how to do it
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I'll try
(2)
Numbers are too large because:
(1)
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I'll try
(2)
(1)
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I'll try
(2)
(1)
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Two of them are 2 yrs old
One of them is 9 yrs old
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I don't know if that's the only
solution
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