document.write( "Question 912619: can a parent age and thier child age ratio 3:2?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #553925 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's say the parent was 20 years old when they had the child.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you added 40 years to each age, you'd get\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Parent: 20 ---> 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Child: 0 ---> 40\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how 60:40 reduces to 3:2, so it is possible. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |