SOLUTION: Lauren is 4 years older than David. The product of their ages is 45. How old is Lauren?

Question 964106: Lauren is 4 years older than David. The product of their ages is 45. How old is Lauren?

Found 2 solutions by macston, tenkun:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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L=Lauren's age; D=David's age=L-4
Substitute for D

Subtract 45 from each side.

ANSWER: Lauren is 9 years old.
CHECK:
D=L-4=9-4=5 David is 5 years old.
L*D=45
9*5=45
45=45
Answer by tenkun(12) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let David's age = x
Lauren's age = x+4
Given that product of their ages is 45
x*(x+4) = 45
x^2 +4*x= 45
x^2+ 4*x -45=0
x^2+9*x- 5*x-45=0
x*(x+9)- 5*(x+9)=0
(x+9)*(x-5)=0
x=-9 negative
so x=5
Hence David's age=5
Lauren's age= 5+4=9
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