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From: osman@roxie.DEC (Eric, Digital, Maynard,  617 493-6664)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: less flawed version of children's ages problem
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 12:14:17 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 30 12:14:17 1986
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>>	Two friends are walking down the street. One says to the other "Do
>>        you have any children?". The other replies "Yes - three sons".
>> 
>>        The first asks "How old are they?", to which the second replies
>>
>>		"The sum of their ages is thirteen, the product of their ages
>>		 is as old as you are. The oldest weighs 61 pounds."

			. . .

>his age.  However, I think the information given is inadequate for a solution
>unless we make a few (reasonable) assumptions:  (1) that the children are at
>least one year apart from each other in age (since there was no mention of
			. . .


I heard the following problem, which sounds similar enough to the above, but
with enough information to solve it completely:

	How old are your three children ?

	Their ages add to 13.

	Hmmm.  I need more information.

	Their ages multiply to 36.

	Hmmm.  I need more information.

	The oldest likes cherry pie.

	AHA !

/Eric

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