Can you determine the ages of the 3 children???!
Question: Can you determine the ages of the 3 children!?!?!?
A mathematician (M) and a philosopher (P), who went to college together, meet many years later!. They have the following conversation:
M: "So did you get married and have kids!?"
P: "Yes, I am married and have 3 kids!."
M: "What are their ages!?"
P: "Well" answered the P slyly, "the product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is the same as the number of the house where we played chess while at college!"!.
M: "I need more information", said the M after thinking for a moment!.
P: "The oldest looks a bit like you!"
Quickly, the M tells the P the ages of his 3 children!. Can you determine the ages of the 3 children!?!?!? All the information you need is contained above!Www@Enter-QA@Com
M: "So did you get married and have kids!?"
P: "Yes, I am married and have 3 kids!."
M: "What are their ages!?"
P: "Well" answered the P slyly, "the product of their ages is 36 and the sum of their ages is the same as the number of the house where we played chess while at college!"!.
M: "I need more information", said the M after thinking for a moment!.
P: "The oldest looks a bit like you!"
Quickly, the M tells the P the ages of his 3 children!. Can you determine the ages of the 3 children!?!?!? All the information you need is contained above!Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
2x2x9
Oldest is 9 years old!.!.!.
Two ones are twins!.!.!. so 2 years old each
so you have 2 times 2 times 9 equals 36Www@Enter-QA@Com
Oldest is 9 years old!.!.!.
Two ones are twins!.!.!. so 2 years old each
so you have 2 times 2 times 9 equals 36Www@Enter-QA@Com
The ages of P's three children are 4, 3, and 3 (so, in other words, a 4 year old and twins aged 3 years)
4 x 3 x 3 = 36 (product of their ages)
4 + 3 + 3 = 10 (sum of their ages)Www@Enter-QA@Com
4 x 3 x 3 = 36 (product of their ages)
4 + 3 + 3 = 10 (sum of their ages)Www@Enter-QA@Com
2,3,6!? 1,2,18!? 1,4,9!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
oldest is 9
followed by twins aged 2Www@Enter-QA@Com
followed by twins aged 2Www@Enter-QA@Com
12, 3, 1Www@Enter-QA@Com
God if someone brought that up in the middle of a conversation i would smack themWww@Enter-QA@Com
Ugh, it's summer!.!.!.who wants to think!? I sure don't haha!.Www@Enter-QA@Com