SOLUTION: Laura subtracted 0.5 from her age and divided that result by 3. the final answer was 4. How old is Laura

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Question 1140836: Laura subtracted 0.5 from her age and divided that result by 3. the final answer was 4. How old is Laura
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In age problems, the age of any person is traditionally considered and assumed to be integer number of years.

Age problems, where the age is not an integer number, traditionally are considered as DEFECTIVE.

In accordance with this common understanding/agreement, the given formulation is DEFECTIVE.