The product of a man's age 6 years ago and his age 10 years hence is 960. Find his age now.

asked Jan 4, 2018 172k views

2 votes

5.9k points

Please log in or register to add a comment.

4 votes

Let his current age be

. Then

$(x-6)(x+1)=960\implies x=\frac52\pm\frac{√(3889)}2$

only one of which is positive,

$x=\frac52+\frac{√(3889)}2\approx33.68$

Darion answered Jan 10, 2018

5.9k points

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

6.5m questions

8.6m answers