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Help pls guys.Thanks :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Help pls guys.Thanks :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)-example-1

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if Meixias age is m then
m = x + 3 tahts the answer to (a)

(b) x ( x + 3) = 340

x^2 + 3x - 340 = 0

To solve for x:-

(x - 17)(x + 20) = 0

so x = 17 or -20 ( age must be + so ignore the -20)

so Janes age is 17
M's age is 20
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