SOLUTION: Grace is more than 20 years old when her first son was born. Today the sum of their ages is no less than 60. How old are they now?

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Question 1177098: Grace is more than 20 years old when her first son was born. Today the sum of their ages is no less than 60. How old are they now?
Answer by Solver92311(821) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the son is years old, then Grace must be greater than . If the sum of their ages today is at least 60, then



Hence



So the son is at least 20 and Grace's age is strictly greater than 40.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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