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HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK

BADBOY985BADBOY985
edited October 2009 in The Shed
BELOW IS MY 10 YEAR OLD SONS MATHS HOMEWORK AND I JUST CANT GET MY HEAD ROUND IT

MY MUM WAS 27 WHEN I WAS BORN.
8 YEARS AGO SHE WAS TWICE AS OLD AS I SHALL BE IN 5 YEARS TIME
HOW OLD AM I NOW?

BEEN TRYING TO WORK IT OUT FOR TWO DAYS AND THE BLOODY THINGS DRIVING ME INSANE!.
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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited October 2009
    9 I think.

    If in 5 years you will be 14.

    2 x 14 is 28.

    8 years off your age now means you were one and she was 28.


    Hurt my head a bit.

    haven't done algebra for years. 10 is a bit young to be teaching it from what I remember.

    Anyway the answer is 9.

    just tried to put in the formula's to help but by brain has frazzled.




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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited October 2009
    Get mere novice to have a look, he can give you the answer to the nearest day!
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK:
    Get mere novice to have a look, he can give you the answer to the nearest day!
    Posted by Hale72
    Why is he his dad lol??
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  • BADBOY985BADBOY985
    edited October 2009
    YES. NOW I HAVE THE ANSWER I CAN SEE THE WORKING

    9+5=14
    14X2=28
    28+8=36
    36-27=9

    MANY THANKS I THOUGHT IT WAS A BIT ADVANCED FOR A 10 YEAR OLD TOO.
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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited October 2009
    The formula starts....
     
    x +27 = y  (if x is your age and y is moms age..)

    Thats about as far as I got.

    Merenovice is definately the one for this.

    He can tell you the star sign, exact bithdays and what presents they will end up with!
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  • FlutNushFlutNush
    edited October 2009

    This is a trick question.

     

    If your Mum was 27 when you were born, assuming that you were born at an early age (which most people are, these days), then the probability of her being half-past-quarter-to-cheesecake, when you were thrice the age of twelvty-several, would make your chances of successfully attaining a flush draw very slim indeed. 

     

    I'd fold. Does that help?

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  • MereNoviceMereNovice
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK:
    The formula starts....   x +27 = y  (if x is your age and y is moms age..) Thats about as far as I got. Merenovice is definately the one for this. He can tell you the star sign, exact bithdays and what presents they will end up with!
    Posted by Hale72
    You very nearly had it right in your original post before you removed the equations.
    The correct equations are:

    y = x + 27

    y - 8 = 2 * (x + 5)


    Subtracting the second from the first gives:


    8 = 17 - x,  i.e. x=9 and hence y=36


    (You missed the brackets from the 2nd  equation!).
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK:
    The formula starts....   x +27 = y  (if x is your age and y is moms age..) Thats about as far as I got. Merenovice is definately the one for this. He can tell you the star sign, exact bithdays and what presents they will end up with!
    Posted by Hale72
    ok me old tefal heads, you lot giving me a headache, im off to play with my wii ............. ( What comes next? )   
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK:
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK : You very nearly had it right in your original post before you removed the equations. The correct equations are: y = x + 27 y - 8 = 2 * (x + 5) Subtracting the second from the first gives: 8 = 17 - x,  i.e. x=9 and hence y=36 (You missed the brackets from the 2nd  equation!).
    Posted by MereNovice
    yeh Hale72 you must be daft, fancy not putting the brackets in the 2nd equationy thingamy
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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited October 2009
    I knew I wasn't far off but I deleted my orignal equations because they just didn't seem quite right.

    Not bad for someone who can't use a calculator!
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: HELP ME STOP MY KIDS REALISING IM THICK:
    This is a trick question.   If your Mum was 27 when you were born, assuming that you were born at an early age (which most people are, these days), then the probability of her being half-past-quarter-to-cheesecake, when you were thrice the age of twelvty-several, would make your chances of successfully attaining a flush draw very slim indeed.    I'd fold. Does that help?
    Posted by FlutNush
    haha lmao
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