The product of Sunita's age (in years) two years ago and her age four years from now is one more than twice her present age.what is her present age.

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Let present age of Sunita be x
Therefore, $(x - 2) \times (x + 4) = 2 x + 1$
$x^{2} + 2 x - 8 = 2 x + 1$
$x^{2} = 9$
$x = 3$
Sunita's present age is 3 years.

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The product of Sunita's age (in years) two years ago and her age four years from now is one more than twice her present age.what is her present age.

Let present age of Sunita be x Therefore, (x−2)×(x+4)=2x+1 x2+2x−8=2x+1 x2=9 x=3 Sunita's present age is 3 years.

Let present age of Sunita be x
Therefore, $(x - 2) \times (x + 4) = 2 x + 1$
$x^{2} + 2 x - 8 = 2 x + 1$
$x^{2} = 9$
$x = 3$
Sunita's present age is 3 years.