SOLUTION: Lebron is 5 years older than Kuz. The product of their ages is 21 years less than 15 times the sum of their ages. How old is Kuz?

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Question 1173082: Lebron is 5 years older than Kuz. The product of their ages is 21 years less than 15 times the sum of their ages. How old is Kuz?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi
Let Kuz' age be x, the Lebron's age is (x+5)
The product of their ages is 21 years less than 15 times the sum of their ages
Write as You Read:
x(x+5) = 15(x + (x+5)) -21
Simply and solve:
x^2 + 5x = 15(2x+5)-21
x^2 + 5x = 30x + 75 - 21
x^2 -25x - 54 = 0
x = 27 (tossing out negative value)
Kuz is 27 years old
Wish You the Best in your Studies.
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