SOLUTION: mario is x years and his brother is 5 years old. if the product of their ages is 84, form an equation in x and solve it to find Mario's age

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Question 826502: mario is x years and his brother is 5 years old. if the product of their ages is 84, form an equation in x and solve it to find Mario's age
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Mario is x years and his brother is 5 years old.
if the product of their ages is 84, form an equation in x and solve it to find Mario's age
:
5x = 84
x = 84/5
x = 16.8 yrs