document.write( "Question 1135678: Musa is 60years old and joy is 25years old how many years from now will the product of their ages be 2144 years \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #753324 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x equal the number of years.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(60 + x) * (25 + x) = 2244\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get 1500 + 60x + 25x + x^2 = 2244 \n" ); document.write( "combin like terms and reorder in descending order of degree to get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 85x + 1500 = 2244 \n" ); document.write( "subtract 2244 from both sides to get: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 85x - 744 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "factor this quadratic equation to get: \n" ); document.write( "(x - 8) * (x + 93) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get: \n" ); document.write( "x = 8 or x = -93 \n" ); document.write( "x can't be negative, so solution is probably x = 8.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(60 + 8) * (25 + 8) = 68 * 33 = 2244.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8 years is your solution.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |