William and Stephanie have ages that are consecutive odd integers. The product of their ages is 255. Which equation could be use

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William and Stephanie have ages that are consecutive odd integers. The product of their ages is 255. Which equation could be use

d to find Williams age, W, if he is the younger one?
1) w^2 + 2w = 255
2) w^2 - 2w = 255
3) w^2 + 2 = 255
4) w^2 - 2 = 255

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Artyom0805 [142] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-09T14:52:42+03:00

Artyom0805 [142]3 years ago

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If we are talking about two consecutive odd integers, let's take one of them with w and the next one is (w+2). Then, we can set an equation, which is $w(w+2)=255$ . If we open the brackets, we'll obtain $w^{2}+2w=255$ . The correct answer is A)