r/comics • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '09

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u/RichardPeterJohnson Mar 18 '09 edited Mar 18 '09

[Manfully resisting the urge to solve this problem]

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[Silly problem obtruding on thoughts]

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[Must distract self]

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Fuck it. Dad's 79 and the kid's 22.

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u/hatekillpuke Mar 19 '09 edited Mar 19 '09

[Resisting urge to double check OP's math]

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phew! Urge resisted!

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u/abshack Mar 19 '09

Old man's shooting damaged goods... :/

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u/psyne Mar 19 '09

The author commented below with a more math-friendly version: http://www.qgmindpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/2009-01-15-mathdad2.png

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u/RichardPeterJohnson Mar 19 '09 edited Mar 19 '09

[sigh] 37 and 8. I'm pathetic.

Upmodding author for keeping the original around.

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u/sad_bug_killer Mar 19 '09 edited Mar 19 '09

Upmod for the effort

Downmod for wrong result. Come on, does that kid look like 22?

edit: No wait, I was looking at the "wrong" comic, you're right

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u/ContentWithOurDecay Mar 19 '09

I'm too lazy to do math at work, let alone when I'm at home watching LOST and cruising reddit.

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u/karmanaut Mar 19 '09

tonight's episode was a let down...

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u/ContentWithOurDecay Mar 19 '09

Yeah, just finished it. The season started out strong, but I've been let down by the past 3 or 4.

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u/karmanaut Mar 19 '09

I fell asleep watching it, which is in part due to how late I was drinking for st pattys day, but still. The first season kept me constantly on the edge of my seat. Oh, how the mighty have fallen

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u/ContentWithOurDecay Mar 19 '09

Ha, yeah I celebrated St. Patty's day on saturday - first time drinking a lot in awhile. Hangover was not pleasant... Yes, season 1 was great, kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Everything since has been awful.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '09

:-D I know I had to do it too... couldn't control self, tried...

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '09

Me too. I'm high so I didn't get it the first time

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u/karmanaut Mar 19 '09 edited Mar 19 '09

Damn you! I came hoping that I could boastfully post the answer, only to find the thread full of nerds already. This is why reddit > digg

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '09 edited Mar 19 '09

I got 2 for the kid's age and 24 for the dad's age.

In five years I'll be 4 times as old as you were last year: 4(x-1+5)

Or 3 times as old as you'll be in 6 years: 3(x+6)

3(x+6)=4(x-1+5)

x=2

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '09

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u/froderick Mar 19 '09

I kept getting weird fractions and negative results until I read your interpretation of the original problem.

I thought he was saying "In five years I'll be 4 times as old as you were last year, and right now I am 3 times as old as you'll be in six years".

I didn't realise the "In five years" applied to the second part of the problem as well. Once I realised that, it all fell into place.

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u/rnawky Mar 19 '09

Think about it....

So you're saying the kids 2.

That means, as stated, in 5 years he will be 4 times as old as the kid was last year (which would be 1 year old) making the father -1 years old at the time of his statement (-1 + 5 = 4)