1.25. A census taker interviews a woman in a house. "Who lives here?" he asks. ‘My husband and I and my three daughters," she replies. "What are the ages of your daughters?" "The product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is the house number." The census taker looks at the house number, thinks, and says, You haven't given me enough information to determine the ages." "Oh, you're right," she replies, "Let me also say that my eldest daughter is asleep upstairs." "Ah! Thank you very much!" What are the ages of the daughters? (The problem requires "reasonable" mathematical interpretations of its words.)

1.25. A census taker interviews a woman in a house. "Who lives here?" he asks. ‘My husband and I and my three daughters," she replies. "What are the ages of your daughters?" "The product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is the house number." The census taker looks at the house number, thinks, and says, You haven't given me enough information to determine the ages." "Oh, you're right," she replies, "Let me also say that my eldest daughter is asleep upstairs." "Ah! Thank you very much!" What are the ages of the daughters? (The problem requires "reasonable" mathematical interpretations of its words.)

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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