There was a person whose age was 80 in year 490, and in year 500 his age was 70. find his year of birth.
hint (since age decreases with year increase its B.C ,its very important).any one explain pls?
2006-07-31 15:04:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
570 was the birth year
2006-07-31 15:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by nchicago54 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... since age increases with years, you must add either 80 + 490, or 70 + 500. The answer is he was born in 570 B.C
2006-07-31 22:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so the person was born in 570 BC. then 70 yrs later it wuld be 500 BC and then ten more years later it wuld b 490
2006-07-31 22:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because 500 BC is ten years before 490 BC therefore the person was 10 years younger!
2006-07-31 22:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by TAFF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
570
2006-07-31 22:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋