SOLUTION: Suppose the length of life of Mateo's grandfather was described this way: he spent his childhood one-eight of his life,one-fifteenth less as a youth, and 10 years as a bachelor. Ma
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Question 1188047: Suppose the length of life of Mateo's grandfather was described this way: he spent his childhood one-eight of his life,one-fifteenth less as a youth, and 10 years as a bachelor. Mateo's father was born two years after marriage. Mateo was born during half his father's age who died 8.75 years after the death of his grandfather. Mateo is 35 years old when his grandfather died-at this time Mateo is two-fifths as old as his father. today, November 16, 2021, Mateo retired from work and this time is exactly three months past his father's 16th death anniversary.
-How old is Mateo's grandfather?
-How old is Mateo’s father when he died?
-How old is Mateo when he retired from work?
-What year when Mateo was born?
-What year when Mateo’s father was born?
-What year when Mateo’s grandfather was born?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sorry, but whatever you mean by "one-fifteenth less as a youth" and "during half
his father's age" are not clear. "One-fifteenth" OF WHAT??? "During half" of a
number is incoherent.
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