Question 4
The wizarding Weasley family has seven children: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, Geogre, Ron and Ginny. Ginny is celebrating her birthday with her parents and six older brothers. The seven children’s ages add up to 109 years. The ages of Fred, Geogre, Percy, Charlie and Bill add up to 86 years. Ron is 1 year older than Ginny.
1. – Using the total ages of all seven children and of Fred, Geogre, Percy, Charlie and Bill, find the combined ages of Ginny and Ron.
– Then find Ginny’s age.
2. Charlie has an exciting job training dragons. Ginny would love to do it, but she must wait until she is as old as Charlie is now. In how many years will Ginny be allowed to train dragons? Charlie is 6 years older than Fred, and Charlie’s present age is 10/7 of Fred’s present age.
3. Bill is the eldest child. He often tells Ginny about his work breaking Egyptian curses. Ginny loves these stories, but she must wait until she is as old as Bill is now before she may go to Egypt. In how many years can Ginny go to Egypt? Bill and Percy’s ages add up to 38 years, and Bill’s present age is 11/8 of Percy’s.
1. – Using the total ages of all seven children and of Fred, Geogre, Percy, Charlie and Bill, find the combined ages of Ginny and Ron.
– Then find Ginny’s age.
2. Charlie has an exciting job training dragons. Ginny would love to do it, but she must wait until she is as old as Charlie is now. In how many years will Ginny be allowed to train dragons? Charlie is 6 years older than Fred, and Charlie’s present age is 10/7 of Fred’s present age.
3. Bill is the eldest child. He often tells Ginny about his work breaking Egyptian curses. Ginny loves these stories, but she must wait until she is as old as Bill is now before she may go to Egypt. In how many years can Ginny go to Egypt? Bill and Percy’s ages add up to 38 years, and Bill’s present age is 11/8 of Percy’s.