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Sarah's father is six times as old as Sarah.:The product of their ages is 150 years.:What are their respective ages.

Solution

S a r a h^{'} s f a t h er i s s i x t im es a s o l d a s S a r ah . : T h e p ro d u c t o f t h e i r a g es i s 150 ye a rs . : Wha t a re t h e i r res p ec t i v e a g es .

Solution

Sarah^{'} s age is : 5

Father^{'} s age is : 30

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x \cdot 6 x = 150

Solve for

x, x \cdot 6 x = 150 : x = 5, x = - 5

Find age

Sarah^{'} s age is : 5

Father^{'} s age is : 30

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