document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229587>Question 229587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem. I really need this ASAP.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary is 12 years older than her sister, Martha. The product of their ages is 540. How old is each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary is 12 years older than her sister, Martha. The product of their ages is 540. How old is each?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Martha's age be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Mary's age is \"x+12\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+12) = 540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 12x - 540 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-18)(x+30) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive Solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18 (Martha's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12 = 30 (Mary's age)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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