SOLUTION: Darrel is 8 years older than Bryce. If the product of their ages is 153, how old is Bryce?

Question 1135055: Darrel is 8 years older than Bryce. If the product of their ages is 153, how old is Bryce?
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Answer by mathsolverplus(88) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let Bryce's age = x; Darrel's age = 8+x

x=9 or x=-17

Age must be a positive number. So x = 9.
Bryce = 9 years old.
Darrel = 17 years old.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find a pair of factors of 153 that differ by 8.
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Or, make a quadratic equation, then to solve it:
find a pair of factors of 153 that differ by 8.
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