twenty years ago, ken was four times older than amanda. today is ken's birthday and now amanda is half* his age. how old is ken turning today?
the problem tells us:
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the solution:
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happy birthday pops!!!
* well, i'm very nearly half anyway... no need to work out the details :)
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the second photo was taken by brad kuntz.
the idea for this post was blatantly stolen from the clever daniel jaramillo at chichipanguanorrea.
3 comments:
i love it. haha. and the i love the chinese reply above (even though I can't read it). lol.
How I hate maths - but this post amused me.
So did the first comment - only because it broke into English characters for 6 letters.
:) Happy b-day pops hahaha
xx Action Wolfe
actionwolfe.blogspot.com
I was gonna work it out and you gave the answer! That's no fun!! It's okay, I'm sure someone else has a birthday, right? Oh, and the post above I think is spam. I put it in a google translator and it just talks about a cleaning service. Have a great day!
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