SOLUTION: can a parent age and thier child age ratio 3:2?
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Question 912619: can a parent age and thier child age ratio 3:2?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say the parent was 20 years old when they had the child.
If you added 40 years to each age, you'd get
Parent: 20 ---> 60
Child: 0 ---> 40
Notice how 60:40 reduces to 3:2, so it is possible.
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