Question 852530: A girl went to school & the teacher asked how old are you? She replied I don't know, but I know that I'm half my mother's age. The teacher asked ok how old is your mother? She said I don't know but I know that my dad is 5 yrs older than my mother. Teacher asked, how old is your dad? She said I don't know but I know that if we add our ages the answer is 100 years
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! After the first response, she should be marched to the principal's office.
End of problem.
There is usually more than one way to solve math problems.
g=m/2,
d=m+5,
g+m+d=100
d = 43, g = 19, m = 38
A 19 year old wise mouth.
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