document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80948>Question 80948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to know how old your three kids are. The product of their ages is 36.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is the same as my house number. The younger two are twins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old are the kid's and what is my house number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think that the kids are 2 and 9 and the house number is 13 but I cannot figure out an equation. This didn't come from a textbook. It is an extra credit paper. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58082 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58082\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a=youngest, b=next, c=oldest, and h=house\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a*b*c=36 ... a+b+c=h ... a=b ... a < c ... <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%29c=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%29c=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factors of 36 are 1 & 36, 2 & 18, 3 & 12, 4 & 9, 6 & 6 ... this leaves 1, 4, and 9 as possibilities for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1,1 & 36 is least likely ... 2,2 & 9 and 3,3 & 4 seem equally likely as possible age scenarios\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as you can see, more information is needed to arrive at a unique solution </SPAN>\n" );
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