Katrina has two sisters. One of the sisters is 7

David Young

David Young

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2021-12-17

Katrina has two sisters. One of the sisters is 7 years older than Katrina. The other sister is 3 years younger than Katrina. The product of Katrinas

Answer & Explanation

zurilomk4

zurilomk4

Beginner2021-12-18Added 35 answers

Step 1
Given:
Katrina has two sisters.
one of the sisters is 7 years older than Katrina.
the other sister is 3 years younger than Katrina.
the product of Katrinas
soanooooo40

soanooooo40

Beginner2021-12-19Added 35 answers

Lets
nick1337

nick1337

Expert2021-12-28Added 777 answers

lets assume that age of tamara is Z and Katrina sister's age are X and y according to Question:
one sister is 7 years older than tamara:
i.e. X=Z+7(1)
Other sister is 3 years younger than tamara:
Y=Z-3 (2)
product of tamara 's sisters age is 24
XY=24 (3)
multiply eqn1 and eqn2
XY=Z2+4Z21
put value of XY from eqn2
24=Z2+4Z21
on solving this equation
Z=5, -9
we got two values of Z but one of them is negative and age can not be negative so
Z=5 years
hence,
Age of Katrina =5 years

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