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In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?
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TERRY IS 5 YEARS OLD. LET'S TRANSLATE WORDS TO MATH. "ALICE WAS FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN TERRY IS NOW" TRANSLATES TO: A = 5 + T, WHERE A IS THE AGE OF ALICE AND T IS THE AGE OF TERRY. NOW TRANSLATE AGAIN. "TERRY IS HALF AS OLD AS ALICE WAS" BECOMES : T = (1⁄2)A. SOLVING THE TWO EQUATIONS WILL GIVE T = 5
THE PERSON WAS BORN IN 2005 B.C. (BEFORE CHRIST). THEREFORE, HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD IN 2000 B.C, 10 IN 1995 B.C, AND 15 IN 1990 B.C
THERE WERE 6 CONTESTANTS. THE MAN CAME IN 4TH PLACE
THE DIFFERENCE IN AGE IS STILL 23 YEARS, SO I MUST BE 23 IF MY FATHER IS TWICE AS OLD
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