Can the ratio of a parents age to his/her child's age ever be exactly 3:2? Explain.

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Sure:
90 year old parents : 60 year old children (had kids at 30; very reasonable)
60 year old parents : 40 year old children (had kids at 20; unlikly but possible)
45 year old parents : 30 year old children (had kids at 15; very unlikly but not impossible)

Alisiya [41]2 years ago

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Yes. If your parent is 90 then it means you are 60. Which then means that they had you when they were 30 which is normal.

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