SOLUTION: Juan is 8 years younger then his brother paolo. If the product of their ages is 153, how old is juan

Question 1167684: Juan is 8 years younger then his brother paolo. If the product of their ages is 153, how old is juan

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x*(x+8) = 153 = 9*17. You can solve this quadratic equation or, alternatively, you may guess the answer based on decomposition 153 = 9*17, where the factors 17 and 9 differ by 17-9 = 8 units. ANSWER. Juan is 9 years old.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Juan is 9.
Paolo is 17.
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