Question

4. Is the following situation possible? If so, determine their present ages.
The sum of the ages of two friends is 20 years. Four years ago, the product of their ages
in years was 48.

Please guys answer this fast....​

Answer 1

let the age of one frnd be x

so, age of another one be 20- x

ATQ,

(x) × (20- x) = 48

=> 20x - x² = 48

=> x² -20x +48 = 0

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