Problem:
At the end of Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born is . How old will Walter be at the end of
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Solution:
Let and denote the ages of Walter and his grandmother, respectively, at the end of . Then their respective years of birth are and . Hence , and it follows that and Walter's age at the end of will be .