Asked by Coco
Cynthia's age is 2 years more than twice Bob's age. If the product of their ages is 60, how old is Cynthia?
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bobpursley
2B+2=C
BC=60 or C=60/B
2B+2=60/B
solve for B. Looks like a quadratic equation
B^2+ B-30=0 ...
(B+6)(B-5)=0
solutions, B=5, C=12
BC=60 or C=60/B
2B+2=60/B
solve for B. Looks like a quadratic equation
B^2+ B-30=0 ...
(B+6)(B-5)=0
solutions, B=5, C=12
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