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Tide Posted 21 years ago
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where?

Given that

* a mother is 21 years older than her child, and
* in 6 years the child will be 5 times younger than the mother,

I ask you: where is the father? IBF.ATTACHMENT_135525>
  

Top answer

He's 1 year and 18 days away from impregnating the mom.

  • He's 1 year and 18 days away from impregnating the mom.
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6 Answers
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He's 1 year and 18 days away from impregnating the mom.
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Right here goes:

mother = child +21
The mother is 21 years older than the child.

child + 6 = (mother + 6) / 5
In 6 years, the child and the mother are 6 years older and their ages are a factor 5 apart.

So "mother" can be replaced by "child+21) That gives:

child + 6 = (child + 21 + 6) / 5

So

child + 6 = (child
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duh, where did my math go wrong?
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that is right eargasms, man yall are really good =). That was a hard riddle to......
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i found the ans to be a negative no .. but did not go that far;; thats a
splindid job

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