Question

A father and his three children decide on all matters with a vote. Each member of the family gets as many votes as their age. Right now, the family members are 36, 13, 6, and 4 years old, so the father always wins. How many years will it take for the three children to win a vote if they all agree? Show your work.

Answer 1

13 years

Explanation:

Intuition for how sons can collectively win after a certain period of time:- After a certain period of time the father's age will increase by that certain period of time (say 5 years) but for the sons (since there are 3 of them) their collective age will increase by three times that of their father (5 for each 1 one them). Therefore there exist a time after which collective increase in sons' age can cover the current gap of 13 years.

Answer 2

Explanation: