Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Friday puzzle -- birthday
Alex Y
Sometime within the past twelve months, I asked a friend his age, and he said "the day before yesterday, I was 25, but next year I will turn 28."
What was his date of birth?
P.S., in case someone is reading this at another time, it is now 8/27/2010.
Re: Friday puzzle -- birthday
Bill Earl
Your friend would have been a pre-Orwellian tax deduction.
Very creative obfuscation!
Answer
Alex Y
Bill got this one, but in case his answer was too oblique:
The person was born on 12/31/1983, and this conversation occurred on 1/1/10.
At that point, on the day before yesterday, 12/30/09, he was 25. Yesterday, he turned 26. on the last day of this year, he turns 27, and on the last day of next year he turns 28.
