My son is 9 less than 1/2 my age. If I am 34 how old is my son?

Discussion in 'Calculator Requests' started by math_celebrity, Aug 31, 2016.

  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    1/2 of the parent age is 34/2 = 17.

    9 less than that is 17 - 9 = 8.

    The son is 8 years old.

    You can also write this as 1/2(34) - 9 --> 17 - 9 = 8.
     

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