Question

I have a word problem
jenna's mother is 23 years older than jenna. the product of their ages in 518. how old are jenna and her mom. so far i set it up
x(x+23)=518
im stuck here

Answer 1

\[x^{2} + 23x-518 = 0\]

Answer 2

now find out the value for x

Answer 3

(x+37)(x-14)=0
x=14
Only the positive answer makes sense here

Answer 4

this is for seventh graders i dont think they learned how to factor yet

Answer 5

is there an easier way to figure the problem out?

Answer 6

i guess this is the easiest way