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At the end of <math> 1994</math>, Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born was <math> 3838</math>. How old will Walter be at the end of <math> 1999</math>?
 
At the end of <math> 1994</math>, Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born was <math> 3838</math>. How old will Walter be at the end of <math> 1999</math>?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\  49\qquad \textbf{(C)}\  53\qquad \textbf{(D)}\  55\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 101</math>
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\  49\qquad \textbf{(C)}\  53\qquad \textbf{(D)}\  55\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 101</math>
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Problem

At the end of $1994$, Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born was $3838$. How old will Walter be at the end of $1999$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 48 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\  49\qquad \textbf{(C)}\  53\qquad \textbf{(D)}\  55\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 101$

See Also

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Problem 7
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Problem 9
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