Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Right now mum is 21 years older then her child. in 6 years her child will be 5 times younger than she. Q: where is daddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Right now mum is 21 years older then her child. in 6 years her child will be 5 times younger than she. Q: where is daddy? What does "5 times younger than she" even mean? Does it mean 5 times the child's age is her age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 What does "5 times younger than she" even mean? Does it mean 5 times the child's age is her age? oh yer, its meant to say her, (or there should be an "is" on the end) surely you could have figured that out. also where's the edit button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 "5 times younger than she IS" still makes no sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 "5 times younger than she IS" still makes no sense wouldn't that mean if the kid were 5, she would be 25? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Mrs B is 5 times older than Mr A Mr A is 5 times younger than her I'm a little confused as how that doesn't make sense, please could someone explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Laying in the bed next to her! (assuming the pregnancy lasts 9 months) where's the edit button? You can only edit up to 10 minutes after posting. http://brainden.com/forum/index.php?act=SR&f=7 (point 4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 HEY! For THIS one, EVEN I know it's been double-posted! This is an old topic, you should check with the search before you make a new topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Right now mum is 21 years older then her child. in 6 years her child will be 5 times younger than she. Q: where is daddy? a trick question? because I'm trying to find their ages, and can't find a combination that will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 HEY! For THIS one, EVEN I know it's been double-posted! This is an old topic, you should check with the search before you make a new topic! I did, I couldnt find it at all :-S Would someone please delete this thread, it hasn't been a sucess in any way :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 let c be age of child, and m be age of mom c+21 = m //C is 21 yr older than C 5(c+6) = m+6 //in 6 years (for both M and C) M will be 5 times older than C 5c + 30 = m + 6 //simplify the equation 5c + 24 = m //solve for M 5c + 24 = c + 21 //replace M with known from line 1 4c =-3 //balance the equation c =-3/4 at beginning, C is -3/4 years old (-9 months). it takes about 9 months of pregnancy, so daddy's probably inside mom. don't make me teach you biology too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rookie1ja Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Welcome to the Den, Omni314. I am sure you'll find many useful tips in the rules (see "Important: READ BEFORE POSTING" above) - eg. time limit for editing posts, how to search for puzzles etc. This puzzle is already posted. BTW, the original poster sits right next to me this very moment Thread locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Right now mum is 21 years older then her child. in 6 years her child will be 5 times younger than she.
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