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algebra problem

Oct 02, 2007 Shadoen link
1 mil creds for the first one to answer the following:

A mother is 21 years older than her son. In 6 years she will be 5 times older than him.
Where is the father?

Show your work.
Oct 02, 2007 sahara214 link
Finster did it
Oct 02, 2007 Shadoen link
oh if only i knew how to use the broken search function correctly :(
Oct 02, 2007 toshiro link
It's not broken. You just don't know how to use it. And I'm too tired to tell you how to.
Oct 02, 2007 Malicious link
The father is busy creating the son. That's my guess.
Oct 02, 2007 mr bean link
i AM your father!

NOOOOOOOOOO!!! thats impossible!!!

the father is overseeing the destruction of the jedi.
Oct 02, 2007 Syylk link
A: Inside the mother.

27 + x = 5 * ( 6 + x )

x = - 3/4

3/4 of an year = 9 months. The first sentence is dated at the conception of the son.
Oct 02, 2007 Shadoen link
sorry, since apparently "Finster did it", tis is no longer valid
:(

Oh yeah...and I think I do knowhow to use the search function, but i dont know exactly what to look for. I searched with key words and phrases in quotes, but the only result i got was my own thread. :/
Oct 02, 2007 sahara214 link
I want my million
Oct 03, 2007 Syylk link
Your answer is wrong, sahara.

"Where is the father?"

"Finster did it."

That is not the correct answer to a WHERE question.
Oct 03, 2007 sahara214 link
It said:

1 mil creds for the first one to answer the following.

You said nothing about correctly.

I was first.

I do not want your mil...just the point lol
Oct 04, 2007 Capt.Waffles link
Oct 04, 2007 Touriaus link
Hahahaha Sahara's got you there.
Oct 04, 2007 Shadoen link
oki, you get the point sahara
Oct 04, 2007 Whistler link
M = (S+21)
(M+6) = 5(S+6)
(S+21)+6 = 5(S+6)
(S+27) = (5S+30)
4S = 27-30
S = -3/4 =

Son= -9 mos and
Mom = 20.25 yrs

So, I guess this is the moment of conception. The desired answer is probably that the father is in bed with the mother (more likely "in" her, for the prurient-minded). In reality conception takes from a few hours to 7 days, so he could be anywhwere.
Oct 04, 2007 Surbius link
In other words, where the frak is Finster?