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From: merlyn@starfire.UUCP (Brian Westley)
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Subject: Re: Beyond Mr.P & Mr.S.
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Date: Sat, 5-Sep-87 20:09:34 EDT
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Summary: Solution


(crossposted to rec.puzzles, followups there please)

Given: ages A,B, and C, such that A+B+C=13 and A*B*C equals some number;
	the solution is ambiguous until you are told that one number is
	largest (i.e. this eliminates an answer where there are two
	equal larger numbers).










Answer:











A=9, B=2, C=2; A*B*C = 36.  The ambiguous case is A=6, B=6, C=1

Merlyn Leroy