SOLUTION: Peter is 3 years older than his brother. The product of their ages is 270. Find Peter's age. Show the solutions

SOLUTION: Peter is 3 years older than his brother. The product of their ages is 270. Find Peter's age. Show the solutions

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Question 470226: Peter is 3 years older than his brother. The product of their ages is 270. Find Peter's age.
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Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let is Peter's age
Then his brother is years old.
The product of their ages is

extraneous root
is Peter's age
Answer: Peter is 18 years old
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