document.write( "Question 1196797: This year, alex's grandfather's age is 6 times of Alex's age. After a few years, Alex's grandfather's age will be 5 times of Alex's age. After another few years, Alex's grandfather's age will be 4 times of Alex's age. What is Alex's grandfather's age this year? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Please define what you mean by \"few\". That term is a bit vague. In some situations, it could mean 3. But perhaps the author intends some other number instead. \r
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	Alex	Grandpa	Ratio
This year	12	72	72/12 = 6
3 years from now	15	75	75/15 = 5
8 years from now	20	80	80/20 = 4

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	Alex	Grandpa	Ratio
This year	24	144	144/24 = 6
6 years from now	30	150	150/30 = 5
16 years from now	40	160	160/40 = 4

\n" ); document.write( "The grandpa's ages in the second table are either impossible or very unlikely.
\n" ); document.write( "As of the year 2022, the oldest recorded age is 122.
\n" ); document.write( "However, with modern medicine getting better and better, perhaps ages like 144, 150, and 160 won't be too crazy in the (near) distant future. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your teacher probably is going to side with the first table if anything.
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