document.write( "Question 256904: joe has three children. The product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is 21.What are the ages of Joe's children? \n" ); document.write( "
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joe has three children.
\n" ); document.write( "The product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is 21.
\n" ); document.write( "What are the ages of Joe's children?
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\n" ); document.write( "Three kids: x, y, z
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\n" ); document.write( "The product of their ages is 36
\n" ); document.write( "x*y*z = 36
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\n" ); document.write( "the sum of their ages is 21.
\n" ); document.write( "x + y + z = 21
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\n" ); document.write( "What are the ages of Joe's children?
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\n" ); document.write( "Just looking at this I think the age of 1 child has to be 1
\n" ); document.write( "if x = 1
\n" ); document.write( "y*z = 36
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "y + z = 20
\n" ); document.write( "The only integers that work are 18 and 2
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1; y = 18; z = 2 \n" ); document.write( "
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