Man Wrinkle spent one-fourth of his life as a boy, one-eighth as a youth, and one-half as an active man. If Man Wrinkle spent 11 years as an old man, then how many years did he spend as an active man
2007-04-19 15:33:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
11 years?
2007-04-19 15:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by wondpook 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He spent 44 years as an active man.
1/4 + 1/8 + 1/2 = 7/8
Therefore the 11 yrs constitutes the remaining 1/8.
If 1/8 = 11 yrs then 1/2 = 44 yrs
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2007-04-19 16:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dolores & the prune 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assume that now he is x years old.
(1 - 1/4 - 1/8 - 1/2) * x = 11
1/8 * x = 11
x=88
As active man: 1/2 * 88 = 44
2007-04-19 16:12:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
44 years, he was 88 years old.
If he spent 25% + 12.5% + 50% as everything else other than an old man, he has that was 87.5% of his life. If he lives as an old man than he is living 12.5%, which is ll years of his life as an old man.
To figure out how many total years he lived you just ask yourself, 11 is 12.5% of what number.
It would look like this 11=.125n
Divide both sides by .125 and you get 88 years. THat is how many total years he lived. If he spent half of his life as an actvie many, than that would be 50% of 88 which is 44 years!
2007-04-19 15:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by gravytrain036 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
44 years
2007-04-19 15:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by broadwaybaby656 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/8 as an old man
so
1/8x=11
11x4=44
so 44 yrs an active man
2007-04-19 15:39:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
7 years?
2007-04-19 15:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
44, assuming that there is no step between an active man and an old man
2007-04-19 15:37:16 · answer #8 · answered by Wardog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
44 yrs
2007-04-19 21:37:30 · answer #9 · answered by Tiger01204 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
44 yrs
2007-04-19 15:40:17 · answer #10 · answered by gunnz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋