document.write( "Question 1155175: Grandma Betty is between fifty and seventy years old. Each of her sons has as many sons as brothers. The total number of Betty’s sons and grandsons is equal to the number of years that are in her age. How many years old is Betty? \n" ); document.write( "
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Grandma Betty is between fifty and seventy years old.
\n" ); document.write( " Each of her sons has as many sons as brothers.
\n" ); document.write( " The total number of Betty’s sons and grandsons is equal to the number of years that are in her age.
\n" ); document.write( " How many years old is Betty?
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\n" ); document.write( "let s = no. of son B has
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(s-1) = no. of sons her sons have
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\n" ); document.write( "s(s-1) = 50 - 70
\n" ); document.write( "we know that the 2 factors of her age differ by 1, that would be 8*7 = 56
\n" ); document.write( "s(s-1) = 56
\n" ); document.write( "s^2 - s - 56 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Factors to
\n" ); document.write( "(s-8)(s+7) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "positive solution
\n" ); document.write( "s = 8 sons
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore she has 8 sons, with 7 sons of their own
\n" ); document.write( "8*7 = 56 is B's age \n" ); document.write( "
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