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I know this isn't a math help website but I thought it could help because I do need it. A word problem is "There are 2 children in the Brown family. The sum of their ages is 28 and product is 195. What are the ages?" I know the answer is 13 & 15 and that the equations are x+y=28, xy=195. What I don't know is how to solve the equation. Please help with the problem. Thanks so much! I will rate you if you help me arrive at the answer!

Wow, this seems complicated for an Algebra 1 problem. I don't even remember having to solve for zeros until I reached Algebra 2.

Then again, I took Algebra 1 my freshman year and I'm a senior about to graduate... maybe times have changed or maybe my memory just isn't that great.

Anyway, I wrote out the problem on an index card to make it easier to solve [it's quite difficult to type out all of the steps efficiently]

I have scanned it and hosted it, so all you have to do is click the link...

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8264/algoneproblemzv4.png

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(Rating: 5) thanks so much! (:
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