document.write( "Question 1136251: The sum of the age of mother and her son is 63 years if the produce of their age 4 years ago was 484, find the age now \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #754021 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! mother's age is x \n" ); document.write( "son's age is 63-x \n" ); document.write( "four years ago, they were (x-4) and (59-x) \n" ); document.write( "That product is 484 \n" ); document.write( "59x-x^2-236+4x=484 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-63x+720=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-48)(x-15)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=15 or 48 \n" ); document.write( "mother is 48 \n" ); document.write( "son is 15 \n" ); document.write( "they add to 63 \n" ); document.write( "4 years ago they were 44 and 11 \n" ); document.write( "that product is 484. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |