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The product of lisa and her twin brother is 36 and their sum is 36 how old can lisa be

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Answer:

6 years old

Explanation:

Since her twin brother is the same age as her, you are looking for two equal factors whose product is 36. The square root of 36 is 6, so the answer is they are both 6 years old.

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