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Five years ago, Matt is twice as old as his brother. How old are they now if the product of their ages is 375?​

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PROBLEM:

Five years ago, Matt is twice as old as his brother. How old are they now if the product of their ages is 375?

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SOLUTION:

Let x be the age of Matt's brother five years ago.

AGES 5 YEARS AGO

  • Matt's brother - x
  • Matt - 2x

AGES AT PRESENT

  • Matt's brother - x + 5
  • Matt - 2x + 5

If the product of their ages at present time is 375, then we'll have an equation of: [tex]\rm( 2x + 5)(x + 5) = 375 [/tex].

[tex]\rm( 2x + 5)(x + 5) = 375 [/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 10x + 5x + 25= 375 [/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 15x+ 25= 375 [/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 15x= 375 - 25 [/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 15x= 350[/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 15x - 350 = 0[/tex]

[tex]\rm2x {}^{2} + 35x - 20x- 350 = 0[/tex]

[tex]\rm x(2x + 35)- 10(2x + 35)= 0[/tex]

[tex]\rm (2x + 35)(x- 10)= 0[/tex]

[tex] \overline{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: } \\ \rm 2x + 35= 0[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{\rm x = - \frac{35}{2}} [/tex]

[tex] \overline{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: } \\ \rm x - 10 = 0[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{\rm x = 10}[/tex]

• Since we're talking about ages, we'll focus only on 10 being the value of x.

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ANSWER:

AGES 5 YEARS AGO

  • Matt's brother - x = 10
  • Matt - 2x = 20

AGES AT PRESENT

  • Matt's brother - x + 5 = 15
  • Matt - 2x + 5 = 25

> Therefore, at present time, Matt is 25 years old while his brother is 15 years old.

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