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( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #535461 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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( "*** \n" ); document.write( "let x=angela's age \n" ); document.write( "8x+2=father's age \n" ); document.write( ".. \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 \n" ); document.write( " |