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marco
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3 daughters problem
« on: Feb 25th, 2003, 8:02am » |
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i was wondering if anyone can help me answer the following riddle (which i've heard einstein once told a class of his).
one man asks another how old his 3 daughters are;
the other responds "if you multiply their ages together you obtain 36 and if you add their ages you get my house number". the man says "ok but i'm missing one piece of data". the other says "the eldest plays the piano"
this is how it was told to me and as you will quickly work out there are several possible solutions; has anyone heard this in a different form (i.e. one that has one unique solution) and could you share it with me please
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Re: 3 daughters problem
« Reply #2 on: Feb 25th, 2003, 8:51am » |
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ages sum
3 3 4 10
1 6 6 13
2 3 6 11
1 4 9 14
2 2 9 13
1 3 12 16
1 2 18 21
1 1 36 38 only in the case of 1 6 6 and 2 2 9 does the sum not give enough information.
But seeing one also has to be the oldest, it has to be 2 2 9.
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