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Cow Boy
If Cow Boy is 6 and Cow Man is 4 times older than Cow Boy, how old will Cow Man be when Cow Boy is 3 times older?
Answer
Cow Man will be 36 years old.6 x 4 = 24
6 x 3 = 18
18 - 6 = 12
12 + 24 = 36
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that ones pretty kool. i got 30 coz i added the 4 to 6 insted of times.
I made this up (changed my name)
boring!
wait what???????// why subtract 6 from 18? that would only make him twice as old..
You stated that Cow Man was 4 times as old as Cow Boy. However, you asked when Cow Boy would be 3 times as old as Cow Man. The answer is never, since you stated that Cow Man was older than Cow Boy, Cow Boy will never be older than Cow Man.
However, if the question were "How old would Cow Man be when he is 3 times as old as Cow Boy" the answer would not be 36, it would be 27. 36 is only twice as old as 18. When Cow Man is 27, Cow Boy is 9. 3 times 9 is 27.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got this one very quickly.
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