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Peter is one year older than Patrick. The product of their ages is 506. How old is Peter?

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Answer:x(x+1)=506

x^2+x-506=0

(x+23)(x-22)=0

x=22

Peter is 23 years old

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x(x+1)=506

x^2+x-506=0

(x+23)(x-22)=0

x=22


Peter is 23 years old.

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