Question

seema is 5 years older than her brother mac.The product of their ages is 204 years.what is the age of mac

Answer 1

Let age of mac will be x yrs
Then seema age =x+5
Acc to question
(X+5)X=204
By solving this we get x= 12yrs

Answer 2

Answer:

12 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the age of brother be x

Since we are given that seema is 5 years older than her brother

So, age of Seema = x+5

Since we are given that The product of their ages is 204 years

So, x(x+5)=204

$x^2+5x-204=0$

$x^2+17x-12x-204=0$

$x(x+17)-12(x+17)=0$

$(x+17)(x-12)=0$

x=-17,12

Since the age cannot be negative .

So, age of brother is 12 years