Grandfather age
Dasha asked her grandfather, a good accountant, how old he was. He said: If you add 5 to my number of years and divide this sum by six, you will get the same result as subtracting 6 from my number of years and dividing this difference by five.
How old is Dasha's grandfather?
How old is Dasha's grandfather?
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