Selasa, 18 September 2012

Lelaki X.

Given that a man, X, should be a boy for the sixth part of his life; when a twelfth was added, his cheeks acquired a beard; He kindled for him the light of marriage after a seventh, and in the fifth year after his marriage He granted him a son. Alas! late-begotten and miserable child, when he had reached the measure of half his father's life, the chill grave took him. After consoling his grief by this science of numbers for four years, he reached the end of his life."

Terjemahannya :

Diberi zaman remaja seorang lelaki X ialah 1/6 daripada hayatnya. Janggut lelaki tersebut tumbuh semasa 1/12 daripada hayatnya yang berikut. Sesudah penghujung 1/7 daripada hayatnya itu, dia berkahwin dan mendapat seorang anak 5 tahun selepas itu. Hayat anaknya adalah 1/2 daripada  hayatnya sendiri. Lelaki itu mati selepas 4 tahun kematian anaknya. Berapakah hayat lelaki X?


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