>>Now you give me a puzzle.
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>>I like good puzzles. :)
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>OK, I have posted this before, so perhaps it isn't worthwhile to start a new thread.
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>A man tells his friend: "I want you to calculate the ages of my three sons, from the following clues:
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>1. The sum of their ages is 13.
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>2. The product of their ages is the same as your age."
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>The other man says: "Well, I will need more clues than that!"
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>The first one continues:
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>"3. My oldest son is upstairs."
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>Finally, the second man had enough clues to get the children's age. What are they?
8 4 1. I guess the question is when is a son old enough to have a room upstairs.
5 may be too old which would rule out 7 5 1.
You didn't say old man which would rule out an answer like 7 4 and 2.
Am I Close?
Give me a hint if I'm not on the right track.
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