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Two Russian mathematicians meet on a plane
“If I remember correctly, you have three sons,” says Ivan.
“What are their ages today?”
The product of their ages is thirty-six,” says Igor, “and the
sum of their ages is exactly today’s date.”
“I’m sorry, Igor,” Ivan says after a minute, “but that doesn’t tell
me the ages of your boys.”
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my youngest son has red hair.”
“Ah, now it’s clear,” Ivan says. “ I now know exactly how old
your three sons are.”
How did Ivan figure out the ages?
“If I remember correctly, you have three sons,” says Ivan.
“What are their ages today?”
The product of their ages is thirty-six,” says Igor, “and the
sum of their ages is exactly today’s date.”
“I’m sorry, Igor,” Ivan says after a minute, “but that doesn’t tell
me the ages of your boys.”
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my youngest son has red hair.”
“Ah, now it’s clear,” Ivan says. “ I now know exactly how old
your three sons are.”
How did Ivan figure out the ages?
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lol
Do you want an easier one?
An airplane leaves the North Pole and flies due south for 50 kilometers. Then it turns and flies east for another 100 kilometers.
At the end of that journey, how far is the plane from the North Pole?
At the end of that journey, how far is the plane from the North Pole?
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Two Russian mathematicians meet on a plane
“If I remember correctly, you have three sons,” says Ivan.
“What are their ages today?”
The product of their ages is thirty-six,” says Igor, “and the
sum of their ages is exactly today’s date.”
“I’m sorry, Igor,” Ivan says after a minute, “but that doesn’t tell
me the ages of your boys.”
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my youngest son has red hair.”
“Ah, now it’s clear,” Ivan says. “ I now know exactly how old
your three sons are.”
How did Ivan figure out the ages?
“If I remember correctly, you have three sons,” says Ivan.
“What are their ages today?”
The product of their ages is thirty-six,” says Igor, “and the
sum of their ages is exactly today’s date.”
“I’m sorry, Igor,” Ivan says after a minute, “but that doesn’t tell
me the ages of your boys.”
“Oh I forgot to tell you, my youngest son has red hair.”
“Ah, now it’s clear,” Ivan says. “ I now know exactly how old
your three sons are.”
How did Ivan figure out the ages?
Elementary
He says his youngest son is redhaired
that means… he has one son younger than the others
the only ways this can be true while abc=36 are two six year olds and a one year old or a 6 year old, a 3 year old, and a 2 year old.
one adds up to 13, the other to 11
however, I don’t know which is correct as I don’t know the date
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