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    A Little Bit of Math in Order To Start Your Day With A Smile

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    The document presents a math word problem where a mother is 21 years older than her child. In six years, the child will be 5 times younger than the mother. By setting up equations for the current and future ages, the solution reveals that the current age of the child is -3/4 years, or negative 9 months. This implies that the father must have been "on top of the mother" 9 months ago. The summary is presented in 3 sentences as requested.

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    The document presents a math word problem where a mother is 21 years older than her child. In six years, the child will be 5 times younger than the mother. By setting up equations for the current and future ages, the solution reveals that the current age of the child is -3/4 years, or negative 9 months. This implies that the father must have been "on top of the mother" 9 months ago. The summary is presented in 3 sentences as requested.

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    The document presents a math word problem where a mother is 21 years older than her child. In six years, the child will be 5 times younger than the mother. By setting up equations for the current and future ages, the solution reveals that the current age of the child is -3/4 years, or negative 9 months. This implies that the father must have been "on top of the mother" 9 months ago. The summary is presented in 3 sentences as requested.

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    A Little Bit of Math in Order To Start Your Day With A Smile

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    Lidia Neagu
    The document presents a math word problem where a mother is 21 years older than her child. In six years, the child will be 5 times younger than the mother. By setting up equations for the current and future ages, the solution reveals that the current age of the child is -3/4 years, or negative 9 months. This implies that the father must have been "on top of the mother" 9 months ago. The summary is presented in 3 sentences as requested.

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    A little bit of math in order to start

    your day with a smile

    Problem: A mother is 21 years


    older than her child.
    In six years, the child will be 5 times
    younger than the mother.

    Question:
    Where is the father?

    Think and start your


    calculations

    Answer:

    -The age of the child is


    -The age of the mother is
    X + 21 = Y
    in six years:
    5(X + 6) = Y + 6

    5X + 30 = X + 21 + 6
    4X = -3
    X = -3/4

    The age of the child is: -3/4,


    meaning.....-9 months!

    Conclusion:
    The father is
    ON TOP of the mother!

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