SOLUTION: Mary is five years older than Beth. The product of their ages is 126. How old is Beth?

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Question 1112067: Mary is five years older than Beth. The product of their ages is 126. How old is Beth?
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Mary is five years older than Beth. The product of their ages is 126. How old is Beth?
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find a pair of factors of 126 that differ by 5.
1 & 126 NG
2 & 63 NG
etc

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