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A 30 Year Old Man
A 30 year old man married a 25 year old woman. She died at age 50
and her husband was so devastated that he cried for years. Ten
years after he stopped crying, he died. If he had lived to be 80,
how many years was he a widower?
and her husband was so devastated that he cried for years. Ten
years after he stopped crying, he died. If he had lived to be 80,
how many years was he a widower?
Answer
He was a widower for 25 years.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I'm not sure of u'r definition of widower but i got the answer 30 because she died at 50, he lived till 80, it's math
Warithm, you are correct on only one point - your assertion that this is a math problem. What you failed to recognize is that while the wife died at 50, the man was 55 when she died. Remember: he was 5 years older.
I don't understand why you put in the stuff about him crying. The teaser was very easy, was simply an addition problem, but there was no need for the crying.
Good teaser. The crying is a distractor. At first I worked out how long he cried but then I realised the question did not ask for that.
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