King Tut [Solved]

[iago]

King Tut died 120 years after King Eros was born.  Their combined ages when they died was 100 years.  King Eros died in the year 40 B.C.  In what year was King Tut born?

[Joe]

http://www.crystalinks.com/tut.html

KING TUTANKHAMEN - (1336-1327 B.C.)

1336 B.C.

However, seeing as how thats clearly out of the range of the answer you were looking for, I'll do the number crunching.

The value A will represent King Tut's age at his death.
The value B will represent King Eros' age at his death.
The value C will represent King Eros' year of death.
The Value D will represent King Tut's year of birth.

King Tut was murdered at age 9.
A=9

Now that we have the value of A, we can determine B from subtracting A from our constant of their combined ages, 100.
B=100-A (B=91)

We have King Eros' age at death. Our constant, 40BC (-40AD, for easier math) will have B added to it, to determine King Tut's year of birth.
C=(-40)+B (C=51)

Now, all thats left to do is add the constant 120 to C, to bring us to the year of King Tut's birth.
D=51+120 (D=171)

King Tut was born in the year 171.

EDIT -
He died at age 9, not 14. Fixed.

[Newby]

I'll give you a hint since I know the answer: Joe, you are way off.

[Joe]

Woah, wtf, I must have totally ignored the question or something.

71 AD.

[rabbit]

20 BC

[deadly7]

BC goes from x-1 to x in years, right? You could just use normal years, fajet iago.

[trust]

20 BC

Rabbit is right, someone mark it solved!