Incredible Math

My math was never up to scratch so rather than argue with my betters, I guess I better work their formulas through and hope for enlightenment. Right, so here goes.

Problem 1

An under- aged girl who gets married becomes an adult (who can renounce her citizenship). The legal age of an adult is 18 years; F stands for female; M stands for married person; MF stands for married female. 

Solution:

If;

M + F = MF = Adult = 18 ≥ year old

Then;

A day old MF = 18 ≥ year old

1 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

2year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

3year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

4year old MF= 18 ≥ year old

5year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

6year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

7year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

8 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

9 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

10 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

11 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

12 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

13 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

14 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

15 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

16 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

17 year old MF = 18 ≥ year old

And;

An MF may vote; have sex; make babies; contract; get a job. Perhaps be a parliamentarian and sit in the Nigerian Senate?

Problem 2

When the legal marital age is increased from 18years to 23years, population growth will reduce. The legal age of an adult is 18 years; minimum age of marriage in Ghana is 18 years; legal age for consent to sex is 16 years.

Solution:

 If;

Any person of 16 years and above can engage (legally) in sex and sex leads to possible pregnancy and child birth and there is no legal age barrier for child-bearing,

Then;

Statistics on births include births by persons below 18 years of age already. Also child bearing does not depend on marital status.

But a few unknowns persist;

• In which age groups do women/ females having babies fall?
• What are the marital statuses of women/ females giving birth?
• What accounts for the high birth rates?

Conclusion; 
Increase in marriage age will have no effect on population growth unless only married females give birth in Ghana

Relatively painless exercise, I think?