What is my age????
Algebra
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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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1 solution
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.