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The product of the ages of Adu and Tanko is 9 less than Akorfa's age. Tanko is 4 years older than Adu. Akorfa's age is six times Tanko's age. Find their ages.

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54 years\text{54 years}

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Let's solve the age problem first (Question 2).

  1. Define variables for the ages.

    Let AA be Adu's age.
    Let TT be Tanko's age.
    Let KK be Akorfa's age.

  2. Translate the given information into equations.

    1. "The product of the ages of Adu and Tanko is 9 less than Akorfa's age."
    A⋅T=K−9(∗)A \cdot T = K - 9 \quad (*)
    1. "Tanko is 4 years older than Adu."
    T=A+4(∗∗)T = A + 4 \quad (**)
    1. "Akorfa's age is six times Tanko's age."
    K=6T(∗∗∗)K = 6T \quad (***)
  3. Substitute equation (∗∗∗)(***) into equation (∗)(*) to eliminate KK.

    A⋅T=(6T)−9A \cdot T = (6T) - 9 A⋅T=6T−9(∗∗∗∗)A \cdot T = 6T - 9 \quad (****)
  4. Substitute equation (∗∗)(**) into equation (∗∗∗∗)(****) to eliminate AA.

    From (∗∗)(**), we can express AA as A=T−4A = T - 4.
    Substitute this into (∗∗∗∗)(****):

    (T−4)T=6T−9(T - 4)T = 6T - 9
  5. Expand and rearrange the equation into a standard quadratic form.

    T2−4T=6T−9T^2 - 4T = 6T - 9

    Subtract 6T6T from both sides:

    T2−4T−6T=−9T^2 - 4T - 6T = -9 T2−10T=−9T^2 - 10T = -9

    Add 9 to both sides:

    T2−10T+9=0T^2 - 10T + 9 = 0
  6. Solve the quadratic equation for TT.

    We can factor the quadratic equation:

    (T−1)(T−9)=0(T - 1)(T - 9) = 0

    This gives two possible values for TT:

    T−1=0  ⟹  T=1T - 1 = 0 \implies T = 1 T−9=0  ⟹  T=9T - 9 = 0 \implies T = 9
  7. Check the validity of TT values using the condition T=A+4T = A + 4.

    If T=1T = 1:
    1=A+4  ⟹  A=−31 = A + 4 \implies A = -3. An age cannot be negative, so T=1T=1 is not a valid solution.

    If T=9T = 9:
    9=A+4  ⟹  A=59 = A + 4 \implies A = 5. This is a valid age.

  8. Find Akorfa's age using K=6TK = 6T.

    Using T=9T = 9:

    K=6×9K = 6 \times 9 K=54K = 54

    Akorfa's age is 54 years.

    The final answer is 54 years\text{54 years}.

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