document.write( "Question 841293: My granddaughter is about as many days as my daughter is weeks, and my granddaughter is as many months as I am in years. My granddaughter, my daughter and I together are 100 years. Can you tell me my age in years? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #506951 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! My granddaughter is about as many days as my daughter is weeks, \n" ); document.write( " and my granddaughter is as many months as I am in years. \n" ); document.write( "My granddaughter, my daughter and I together are 100 years. \n" ); document.write( " Can you tell me my age in years? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let m = my age \n" ); document.write( "let d = daughter's age \n" ); document.write( "let g = granddaughter's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "\"My granddaughter is about as many days as my daughter is weeks, \n" ); document.write( "Use a 364 day year to keep things neat \n" ); document.write( "364g = 52d \n" ); document.write( "d = \n" ); document.write( "d = 7g \n" ); document.write( "\"and my granddaughter is as many months as I am in years.\" \n" ); document.write( "12g = m \n" ); document.write( "\" My granddaughter, my daughter and I together are 100 years.\" \n" ); document.write( "m + d + g = 100 \n" ); document.write( "replace m with 12g, replace d with 7g \n" ); document.write( "12g + 7g + g = 100 \n" ); document.write( "20g = 100 \n" ); document.write( "g = 100/20 \n" ); document.write( "g = 5 yrs is granddaughter's age \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "d = 7(5) = 35 yrs is daughter's age \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "m = 12(5) = 60 yr is my age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "All adds up to 100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |