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Can You Solve This Puzzle? by Kelklein(m): 9:07am On Feb 03, 2016
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A girl went to school & the teacher asked how old are you? She replied I don't know, but I know that I'm half my mother's age. The teacher asked ok how old is your mother? She said I don't know but I know that my Dad is 5 yrs older than my mother. Teacher, how old is yor dad? She said I don't know but I know that if we add our ages the answer is 100 yrs...

1. How old is the girl?

2. How old is the mum?

3. How old is the dad?

cc: Seun
Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle? by JakeII(m): 10:07am On Feb 03, 2016
1. Girl is 19 years
2. Mum is 38 years
3. Dad is 43 years

take girl's age=a
Mum= b
Dad= c
Then ,a+b+c=100......eq1
a=b/2.....................eq2
b=c-5
c=b+5....................eq3
sub eq 2&3 into eq1
b/2+b+b+5=100
(b+2b+2b+10)/2=100
5b+10=200
5b=190
b=190/5
b=38

sub b=38 into eq2
a=38/2
a=19

sub b=38 into eq3
c=38+5
c=43
QED



Na wa o....All these stuffs those days but till now, I've never applied them in my profession,Lol.
Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle? by switcakes(f): 10:58pm On Feb 06, 2016
Let the mothers age be y
Then daughter=y/2
Then father= y+5
Mother +daughter+ father= 100
Y+y/2 + y + 5 = 100
2y + y/2 = 100 - 5
5y/2 = 95
Y = 38
Mother =38
Daughter = 38/2 = 19
Father= 38+5= 43

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