document.write( "Question 885818: Angela's father is 2 more than eight times her age. if the product of their ages is 300,how old is her father? \n" ); document.write( "
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Angela's father is 2 more than eight times her age. if the product of their ages is 300,how old is her father?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=angela's age
\n" ); document.write( "8x+2=father's age
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\n" ); document.write( "x(8x+2)=300
\n" ); document.write( "8x^2+2x=300
\n" ); document.write( "8x^2+2x-300=0
\n" ); document.write( "(8x+50)(x-6)=0
\n" ); document.write( "8x+50=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=-50/8 (reject)
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x-6=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=6
\n" ); document.write( "8x+2=48+2=50
\n" ); document.write( "how old is her father? 50
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