My age is

Algebra Level 2

My grandson is about as many days as my son in weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years?


The answer is 72.

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G=age of grandson \text{G=age of grandson}

S=age of son = 7 G \text{S=age of son}=7G

M=my age = 12 G \text{M=my age}=12G

The sum of the ages is,

G + S + M = 120 G+S+M=120

Substituting, we get

G + 7 G + 12 G = 120 G+7G+12G=120

G = 6 G=6

It follows that

S = 7 G = 7 ( 6 ) = 42 S=7G=7(6)=42

and

M = 12 G = 12 ( 6 ) = 72 M=12G=12(6)=72

Syed Hamza Khalid
Apr 23, 2017

Solution: I am 72 years old.

Let m be my age in years. If s is my son's age in years, then my son is 52s weeks old. If g is my grandson's age in years, then my grandson is 365g days old. Thus,

365g = 52s.

Since my grandson is 12g months old,

12g = m.

Since my grandson, my son and I together are 120 years,

g + s + m = 120.

The above system of 3 equations in 3 unknowns (g, s and m) can be solved as follows.

m / 12 + 365 m / (52 x 12) + m = 120 or

52 m + 365 m + 624 m = 624 x 120 or

m = 624 x 120 / 1041 = 72.

So, I am 72 years old.

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