SOLUTION: Sally is three years older than helen the product of their age is 54 how old is Helen

SOLUTION: Sally is three years older than helen the product of their age is 54 how old is Helen

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Question 1133115: Sally is three years older than helen the product of their age is 54 how old is Helen
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h, Helen's age
h+3, Sally's age

Look for factorizations for factors which differ by 3, if you want to avoid the algebra for solving quadratic equation.

Helen is 6 years old.
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