dejongh@osu-dbs.UUCP (11/10/83)
Here is one for you who have not seen it before. Tom and Jerry are walking down the street together. Tom says to Jerry: -I have three children. -If you multiply their ages together, you get 36. -If you add their ages together, you get the number of the house across the street. -How old are they? Jerry thinks about it for awhile and asks for another clue, to which Tom replies: -The oldest one plays piano. And Jerry gave him the correct answers. What are their ages and why? I will post the solution in a week or so.
sr@u1100a.UUCP (11/11/83)
I figure the kids are 9, 2 and 2. I looked at the factor triples of 36 and the sums of the triples: 1+1+36=38 1+2+18=21 1+3+12=16 1+6+6=13 1+4+9=14 2+2+9=13 3+3+4=10 2+3+6=11 Since the triple is uniquely determined for any house number not equal 13, the other clue is required. I interpreted the oldest to mean that the twins are 2 rather than 6. Steve Radtke u1100a!sr