Shhhhh!!!! I was trying to do the math equivalent of telling the guy to sit in the corner of a round room. :-)

>>Happy 18th!
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>>Solve z in the following and you'll catch up with me :-)
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>>x=Mike's Age in years
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>>z=(x*y)+(y*y)
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>This isn't fair! You can't use one formula to solve for two unknowns. There is an infinite number of possibilities.
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>If you limit the values to whole numbers, you can take an educated guess. Looking at your picture, I think y=3! < gd&rvvf >