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11 September, 15:27

Your brother is 3 years older than you. Your sister is 4 years younger than you. Th e product of your ages is 1872. How old is your sister?

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  1. 11 September, 15:42
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    9 years

    Explanation:

    let my age be 'x' years

    Therefore,

    Age of sister = x - 4 years

    Age of brother = x + 3 years

    Product of ages = 1872

    x (x - 4) (x + 3) = 1872

    or

    x³ - x² - 12x - 1872 = 0

    on solving the above cubic equation, we get

    x = 13 as the only real root of the equation

    Hence,

    Age of the sister = x - 4

    = 13 - 4

    = 9 years
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