Family
Breakfast
While having breakfast
with his
parents, Louis asks his mother:
"How
old are
you, mom?"
Mom:
"Well
Louis, our three ages add up to exactly seventy years."
Louis:
"That's a lot, isn't it? And how old are you, dad?"
Dad:
"Just
six times as old as you, my son."
Louis:
"Shall I ever be half as old as you, papa?"
Dad:
"Yes,
Louis; and when that happens our three ages will add up to exactly
twice as much as to-day."
Questions
:
Can
you
calculate the exact ages of his parents from the information they had
given to Louis?
Can
you find
out the exact age of the mother?
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answers
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