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Rita has a sister named Gabriela who is 4 years older than she is. The product of their ages is 21. Write an equation to find their ages.

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Explanation:

let Rita = R

Let Gabriela = G

so we have

G ×R = 21

G= R + 4

(R+4)(R) = 21

R^2+4R -21=0

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