SOLUTION: Cha is two years older than Anna, and Marge is three years older than Cha. A year ago, the product of Anna’s age and Marge’s age was exactly equal to the square of Cha’s

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Question 1178629: Cha is two years older than Anna, and Marge is three years older
than Cha. A year ago, the product of Anna’s age and Marge’s age
was exactly equal to the square of Cha’s age. What is the current
age of each girl?

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Cha is two years older than Anna, and Marge is three years older
than Cha. A year ago, the product of Anna’s age and Marge’s age
was exactly equal to the square of Cha’s age. What is the current
age of each girl?
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Cha             n+2
Anna            n
Marge           n+5

One year ago: %28n-1%29%28n%2B4%29=%28n%2B1%29%5E2
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