I am the age of a child who is a quarter of their parents' age when the parent is thirty. What age am I?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think of fractions in age.
Answer
Seven and a half
Explanation
If the parent is thirty, a quarter is seven and a half. The other options are not correct fractions.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Seven and a half.
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