i didn't think polar bears and penguins lived in the same place, except the zoo.

For the win! Polar bears live in the Arctic, Penguins in the Anarctic.

They are definitely NOT vegetarians Alphafrog. In fact they're really the only bear that's completely carnivorous. Not a lot of vegetation up north. And they do swim, just not as well as penguins :D

That only leaves this one unanswered:
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?

Rice doesn't grow in Japan?

Nope.

Hint: The question is not- "Why does a Chinese man eat more rice than a Japanese man"

because there are more Chinese men than Japanese men?

Ohhhhh...

Because Chinese men don't eat Japanese men. At least I hope not.

Yes

Extra credit :D

This is mathematically incorrect. There is no possible way that in six years she be 5 times older than her son. Even if we count the nine months. The math is off in this equation. I saw the math work and it still is not proven once you solve for x.

Is there a website where that came from??

Ok what a minute I think I'm figuring it out

Is the mother 20.25 at conception (20 and 3 mos.)

In 9 mos she has the baby then she is 21

In six years she is 26.25 in time of conception

Then the boy is 5.25

Got it!! Ok it wasn't even about the riddle anymore for I was trying to figure out the math. LOL

Have we found out where the father is in this riddle?? ^^ Probably locked up in some room trying to do a different sort of math... "He was delivered in April...we broke up last July...didn't get back together until........"

:p

Yeah someone answered it already. The father was *ahem* IN the mother as the child is currently -9months old.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :D Hilarious. Thanks.

you'll find it on several websites if you google the first line of the joke in quotes.

as far as the math, i think you're making the same mistake i did initially in that i wasn't adding six years to the son's age also. initially i was doing x+6=5y, which indicates that in six years the mother would be five times older than the son is right now. it should be x+6=5(y+6); when they both have aged six years, the mom will be five times older than the son.

regarding solving for x, x doesn't have to equal a integer. as long as x equals something other than an operation of itself, the equation is solved for x and that value can be plugged in elsewhere. x was solved with x=21+y (the mother is currently 21 years older than the son).

no takers on this one? I'll give a hint: the word ends in "r"