SOLUTION: The product of three sisters' ages is 175.Two are twins.How old is the eldest sister?

Question 941186: The product of three sisters' ages is 175.Two are twins.How old is the eldest sister?

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of three sisters' ages is 175.Two are twins.
How old is the eldest sister?
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Equation::
x^2y = 175
y = 175/x^2
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Comment:: Data is missing.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The product of three sisters' ages is 175.Two are twins.How old is the eldest sister?

Since the factors of 175 are: 5, 5, and 7, it stands to reason that the eldest sister is .
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