Birth year confusion
April 5, 2010 8:07 AM Subscribe
Can I conclusively determine a birth year from these two data points?
Trying to piece together a person's year of birth from two newspaper reports, but I think I'm confusing myself here. Say I know the following two things about this guy:
He was 31 on August 2, 2002.
He was 33 on January 8, 2005.
So, this means his birthday is between January and August, and he was born in 1971, right?
Trying to piece together a person's year of birth from two newspaper reports, but I think I'm confusing myself here. Say I know the following two things about this guy:
He was 31 on August 2, 2002.
He was 33 on January 8, 2005.
So, this means his birthday is between January and August, and he was born in 1971, right?
Best answer: Yes, because on January 8th, 2002, he was 30, and on August 2nd, 2002, he was 31.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:16 AM on April 5, 2010
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:16 AM on April 5, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks! I needed someone to spell it out for me.
posted by activitystory at 8:25 AM on April 5, 2010
posted by activitystory at 8:25 AM on April 5, 2010
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Since he was 33 on January 8, 2005, he was born between January 9, 1971 (34 years minus a day) and January 8, 1972 (33 years) before that date.
Putting these together, he was born sometime between January 9, 1971 and August 2, 1971.
In short, you're right.
posted by madcaptenor at 8:11 AM on April 5, 2010