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Puzzle 142 The Scholar's Life
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| Posted On: 01/29/2010 7:42PM |
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Childhood= 0-12 12*7= 84
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| Posted On: 01/29/2010 10:16PM |
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an answer that doesnt use an arbitrary definition of childhood
x = x/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + x/2 + 4
x = 25x/28 + 9
x/28 = 3
x = 84 |
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| Posted On: 01/29/2010 10:46PM |
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Lot of ambiguity in the question.
For example: Did the child live for half as long as he had at that point, or half as long as he did in total, including 4 years?
If the child lived half as long as he did, at that point, then
x = X/6 + x/7 + x/12 + 5 until he got married x = x * 33/84 + 5. For the child to be half his age would require the child to be x * 33/84 + 5 old when he dies. So at the time the child dies, the man is twice that. x = x * 66/84 + 10 And he lives 4 more years. x = x * 66/84 + 14 18/84 * x = 14 x = 65 & 1/3, quite a bit different from the 84 years you get from the contrary bumumption!
In fact, there are 32 different possible interpretations of the question. Very badly worded.
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| Posted On: 01/29/2010 11:10PM |
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