1999 AHSME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
At the end of , Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born was . How old will Walter be at the end of ?
Solution
In , if Water is years old, then Walter's grandmother is years old.
This means that Walter was born in , and Walter's grandmother was born in .
The sum of those years is , so we have:
If Walter is years old in , then he will be years old in , thus giving answer
See Also
1999 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 | ||
All AHSME Problems and Solutions |
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.