Age

[Susan Kline]

John, you truly followed instructions.

What I did was subtract 22 from 54, and figured out that
she started when she was 32. Assuming that she doesn't take
a few years off, one could just double 32, and get 64.

By one of those strange coincidences, I'm also 54, and
also started when I was 32.

Susan

>OK here goes:
>Let X = years to go to meet requirement
>Let A = age when requirements are met
>Solve for age A when number of years of experience equal 1/2 of age.
>
>Given:  Current age of 54 and experience of 22 ( 54-22=32 or age starting
>experience.)
>(X+32)+(X+22)=54+X  (years to go to meet requirement)
>
>X+22=(54+X)/2
>2X+44=54+X
>X+44=54
>X=10
>
>A=54+X
>A=64!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (almost time to retire)
>
>(And I did all this AFTER tuning 8 pianos and installing a set of
>castors)
>You people just ask too much of me:-)
>
>Oh, Diane -  Happy Birthday!
>
>John R. Fortiner
>Billings, MT.
>
>
>On Wed, 03 May 2000 22:01:56 +0200 Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
>
> > ok you math genuises... grin... how many years before
> > Diane will have spent half her life as a technician ???
> > Can any of you's write out an algebraic solution ?