Area of a square = Side x Side (length x width)
A = 1.69 m²
Length = √area of square
L = √1.69 m²
L = 1.3 m
Check Work: 1.3² = 1.3 m x 1.3m
= 1.69 m²
The ages are consecutive even numbers.
The youngest child is (x+3) years old.
Every even number is 2 more than the one before it.
So the three ages are
(x + 3), (x + 5), and (x + 7).
Their sum is x+3 + x+5 + x+7 = 3x + 15
But we're told that their sum is 42, so we can write
3x + 15 = 42 <== the equation
Subtract 15 from each side: 3x = 27
Divide each side by 3 : x = 9 <== the solution
So the three ages are 12, 14, and 16.
The oldest child is 16 years old.
