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Sam and Jeremy have ages that are consecutive odd integers. The product of their ages is 783. Which equation could be used to find Jeremey's age, j, if he is the younger man?

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j, j+2 - consecutive odd integers
j - Jeremy's age
j+2 - Sam's age
The product of their ages is 783.

So the answer is 3!

Hope this helps!

User NawaMan
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j²+2j=783.
That is the answer because j (j+2) = 783 distributed is the equation above ^.
j+2 = sams age
783 = product of both ages

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