document.write( "Question 374630: A girl is 6 years younger than her oldest brother. The product of their ages is 135. Find their ages. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #266783 by corncob(8)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Okay to do this you will need to set up a simple equation and give out variables.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Girls age = x-6 \n" ); document.write( "Brother's age= *\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the you will take those 2 and add them and place them equil to 135 like so:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-6+x=135 \n" ); document.write( "2x-6+6=135+6 \n" ); document.write( "2x=141 \n" ); document.write( "2x/2=141/2 \n" ); document.write( "x=70.5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The brothers age would be 70.5 then and the girl's would be 64.5 \n" ); document.write( " |