SOLUTION: I have two children. The sum of their ages = 30. The product of their ages = 224. How do I set this up as an 4 square problem to figure the ressults.
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Question 366317: I have two children. The sum of their ages = 30. The product of their ages = 224. How do I set this up as an 4 square problem to figure the ressults. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let their ages be x & y
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x+y =30
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x*y = 224
x= 224/y
224/y +y=30
(224+y^2)/y=30
y^2+224=30y
y^2-30y+224=0
y-16y-14y+224=0
y(y-16)-14(y-16)=0
(y-16)(y-14)=0
y= 16 OR 14.
their ages are 16 & 14
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