The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.

[EX Q]: Problem: the captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older . if the ages of these two are excluded , the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team . find out the average age of the team .
[EX A]: 23

[EX Q]: Problem: two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5 . if 9 be subtracted from each , they are in the ratio of 1 : 2 . the first number is :
[EX A]: a ) 27

[EX Q]: Problem: if a - b = 3 and a ^ 2 + b ^ 2 = 29 , find the value of ab .
[EX A]:
10