Okay, so this problem came up for me the other day. Long story short... I needed to solve for M (Maria). I had no idea how to do it and after asking a colleague or two I was still stumped. I sent the problem to my wife and she gave me the right answer but couldn't show me how she got the right answer.
It was time to swallow my pride and go back to the source of all math truth... my Dad. I sent him an email with the problem and told him I would explain why I needed the answer later. He then sent me a dissertation on how to solve for M and it made sense. I thanked him profusely and then realized it was the first time since geometry in 10th grade that I actually enjoyed math.
It reminded me of Mark Twain's quote: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
Thanks for being patient with me Dad. It only took 21 years for me to understand your math lesson.
What is Love? It's finding out Maria's age.
Maria is 19 BTW. M=J+10 Therefore: M+1=2(J+1)
