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How old is Robert now?

(1) The product of his age now and his age five years from now is 24.

(2) Six years from now he will be three times as old as he is now.

Let N = Robert's age NOW

Target question: What is the value of N?

Statement 1: The product of his age now and his age five years from now is 24.
If N = Robert's age NOW...
then N+5 = Robert's age in 5 years

We can write: N(N + 5) = 24
Expand: N² + 5N = 24
Rewrite as: N² + 5N - 24 = 0
Factor: (N + 8)(N - 3) = 0

So, EITHER N = -8 OR N = 3
Since Robert's age cannot be NEGATIVE, we can conclude with certainty that N = 3
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: Six years from now he will be three times as old as he is now.
If N = Robert's age NOW...
then N+6 = Robert's age in 6 years

We can write: N + 6 = 3N
Solve: N = 3
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT

Answer: D

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St 1) The product of his age now and his age five years from now is 24.
If Robert is today r years old , five years from now he will be r+5 . We can set an equation r(r+5)=24
\(r^2+5r-24=0\) we can solve for r (we will omit the negative root) sufficient

(2) Six years from now he will be three times as old as he is now. If Robert is today r years old , six years from now he will be r+6. We can set the equation r+6=3r and solve for r sufficient

Answer D
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