document.write( "Question 1185430: how old is jack and kylie's grandfather? the digits of his age add to 15, his age is an even number, he is younger than 90 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #816253 by ikleyn(52782)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is only one two-digit even positive integer number less than 90 with the sum of digits 15.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This number is 78.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " The proof is OBVIOUS.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " The last digit must be even, and there is only one working possibility for it, which is \"8\".\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " Hence, the tens digit is 15-8 = 7.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the grandfather's age is 78 years.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Probably, the question's accurate form should be \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " how old is jack's and kylie's grandfather? (meaning one grandfather to two grandchild)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the digits of his age add to 15, his age is an even number, he is younger than 90.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |