Thursday, June 14, 2018

arithmetic - A curious case of Benjamin Button


In 1980, Jack has an age of 20. In 1985 however, he is only 15 years old.


How did he age backwards?



Answer



Jack lives in 1980 BC. Of course, back then, they were counting forward from a different starting point. :)


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