SOLUTION: Ben is four years older than josh. the product of their ages is 437. how old are they both?

Question 939861: Ben is four years older than josh.
the product of their ages is 437.
how old are they both?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Ben's age be and Josh's age
if Ben is four years older than Josh, then we have
.....eq.1
if the product of their ages is , then we have

.....eq.2 ....substitute for from eq.1
.....solve for

...use quadratic formula

solution: we will nee only positive solution since age cannot be negative

now find Ben's age:
.....eq.1

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