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Question 1079765: if iam six when you are born i am six times older than you. now i am 66 and you are 60 how many times older than you am i now. this is not homework, i just want to be able to pick on my cousin who is 60 today and tell her how she is getting old faster than i am but i dont know how to figure out the answer. any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated and than kyou for your time, jeanette
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if iam six when you are born i am six times older than you.
When she was 1, you were 7 --> 7x as old.
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now i am 66 and you are 60 how many times older than you am i now.
66/60 = 1.1x as old, but it should be 67 and 60 --> 1.117x
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At any age (neglecting the difference in birthdays) it's
(Her age + 7)/(her age)