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Originally posted by brazz
Sorry for the bad English.
Two mathematicians are talking.
The first one says: I remember you had three sons; how old are they now?
The second one: If I multiply their ages, the result is 36
First one: This is not enough for me to tell the ages.
Second: If I add their ages, the result is the age of YOUR son.
First: I have only one son, I know his age, but this is not enough yet to tell the ages of your sons.
Second: The older one is attending piano lessons.
First one: OK, now I can tell the ages.
Questions:
- what are the ages of the three sons of the second man?
- what is the age of the son of the first man?
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I'm assuming from the line concerning piano lessons that two of the sons are twins...
I'm assuming the age of the first man's son is 13.
therefore making the second man's sons 2, 2, and the oldest is 9?
2x2x9=36?