September 2024
Problem of the Month

Midnight and Mr. P



You may recall the adventures of Midnight the cat and Myrtle the turtle from August 2022.
Well, Midnight is back, and I am assured that Myrtle is doing well somewhere in Australia.

In March 2024, the vet said that Midnight was 18 years old in human years.

You can determine Mr. P's age from the statement he gives when asked his age:
"I will be x + 34 years old in the year x-squared."

If the ratio of cat years to human years is 5:1, when were Mr. P and Midnight the same age (Mr. P in human years and Midnight in cat years)?




Send your solution by the end of the month to: mathpage@gmail.com