document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450432>Question 450432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two Taylor girls were born in a consecutive, even years. If the product of their ages is 224, how old is each girl.    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the product of their ages is 224, how old is each girl.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = younger girl<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2) = older girl <BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+2) = 224<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 224 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factors to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+14)(x-12) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "positive solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 yrs is the younger girl<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then, obviously:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 yrs is the older </SPAN>\n" );
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