SOLUTION: The sum of the age of mother and her son is 63 years if the produce of their age 4 years ago was 484, find the age now
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Question 1136251: The sum of the age of mother and her son is 63 years if the produce of their age 4 years ago was 484, find the age now
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Boreal:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of the age of mother and her son is 63 years. If the producePRODUCT of their ageS 4 years ago was 484, find theIR ageS now.
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m Mother
y Son
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--------son can only be one of these, the youngest.
Son 15
Mother 48
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
mother's age is x
son's age is 63-x
four years ago, they were (x-4) and (59-x)
That product is 484
59x-x^2-236+4x=484
x^2-63x+720=0
(x-48)(x-15)=0
x=15 or 48
mother is 48
son is 15
they add to 63
4 years ago they were 44 and 11
that product is 484.
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