SOLUTION: my car will be four years older than it was three years ago. How old is my car?

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Question 1155790: my car will be four years older than it was three years ago. How old is my car?
Found 3 solutions by mananth, Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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let my car be 10 years old now
3 years ago it was 7 years old
my car is 4 years older than it was 3 years ago
7+4=11
so my car is one year old

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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my car will be four years older than it was three years ago. How old is my car?
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Makes no sense.
When will it be 4 years older?

Answer by ikleyn(52893)   (Show Source):
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my car will be four years older than it was three years ago. How old is my car?
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The problem says "my car will be four years older . . . ", but does not say WHEN it will happen.

Just therefore, it is ILLOGICAL.

Out of logic, in other words.