From 01ae1ae5e139a7580a3c3c91aa41ef89aa0ee527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Clark Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:02:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] . --- puzzle.tex | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 puzzle.tex diff --git a/puzzle.tex b/puzzle.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..018f235 --- /dev/null +++ b/puzzle.tex @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article} +\title{A mother is 21 years older than the child. 6 years from now the mother will be 5 times as old as the child. +Question: Where is the father ? } +\author{A. Puzzle} +\begin{document} +\maketitle +\begin{abstract} +Spoiler alert ! Do not read if you want to work it out yourself. +\end{abstract} +answer overleaf... +\clearpage +\paragraph{The answer....} +Mother is 21 years older than child so, using $m$ for the age of the mother and $c$ +for the age of the child. +$$ c + 21 = m $$ +\begin{equation} +\label{s1} + c = m - 21 +\end{equation} +In 6 years time the mother is 5 times older than the child SO... +$$ 5(c+6) = m + 6 $$ +So +$$ 5c + 30 = m + 6 $$ +\begin{equation} +\label{s2} + 5c = m - 24 +\end{equation} +Subtracting Equation (\ref{s1}) {\em from} Equation (\ref{s2}) gives: +$$ 5c - c = m - m -24 - (-21) $$ +$$ 4c = -3 $$ +$$ c = -3/4 $$ +The baby is therefore -0.75 years old at present. +which is -9 months. So the Baby is being conceived, so we know where the father is afterall! +\end{document}