SOLUTION: if jam q year while ismail p year old the sum of their age is equal to twice the difference of the age the product their age 75 find q and p
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The sum of their ages is equal to twice the difference of their ages.
q + p = 2(q-p)
q + p = 2q - 2p
Rearrange to
p + 2p = 2q - q
3p = q
The product of their ages 75.
q*p = 75
Find q and p
replace q with 3p in the above equation
3p*p = 75
3p^2 = 75
divide both sides by 3
p^2 = 25
p =
p = 5 yrs
then
q = 3(5)
q = 15 yrs
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"The sum of their ages is equal to twice the difference of their ages."
15 + 5 = 2(15-5)
