SOLUTION: Two sisters differ in age by 11 years. Three years ago the product of their ages was 276. How old is each sister now?
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Question 587310: Two sisters differ in age by 11 years. Three years ago the product of their ages was 276. How old is each sister now?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t-s=11;
(t-3)*(s-3)=276
t=26
s=15
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