Question 1158871
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The difference between their ages is 23; it always will be.<br>
So we need to find two numbers whose difference is 23 and whose product is 174.<br>
174 = 2*87 = 2*3*29<br>
The numbers we are looking for are 29 and 6.<br>
Their current ages are 23 and 12; it was 6 years ago that the product of their ages was 174.<br>