2743: Choose Your Challenge
                     
                      "I'm three days older than Jasmine, who lives next 
                      door. How much older are you than I am?" Zak asked 
                      his brother Abdul. 
                      Abdul said, "I was six when you were born." 
                      "But we don't have the same birthday, so you aren't 
                      exactly six years older. How many days older are you?" 
                      Abdul thought for a few seconds and said, "Zak, I challenge 
                      you to figure out by how many days I'm older, and after 
                      you have finished, I'll set a challenge for myself and figure 
                      out by how many hours I'm older." 
                      Each boy smiled thinking that he had the easier challenge. 
                      Information: 
                      Zak was born on March 3, 1994 at 1:00 p.m. at Forbes Hospital. 
                      Abdul was born in the same hospital on November 9, 1987 
                      at 10:30 a.m. 
                      Question: How many days older is Adbul? Explain your method. 
                      Extra: Which brother has the easier challenge? Why do you 
                      think so?
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