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Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator

11/03/2018 at 13:07
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(#1000: 1000 best IQ question in history)

Two mathematician met each other in a flight to Moscow.

You have 3 children, don't you. How old are they now? - Ivan asked.

Their ages product is 36 and their ages sum is exactly the date of today! The other mathematician said.

After thinking for a while, Ivan said: Sorry but I need more info.

"Oh, I forgot. The biggest child has a red hair."

"Now I know." Can you guess what their age is?

 

 




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    Lê Anh Duy 11/03/2018 at 13:24

    Their ages could be:

      Possibility                Sum (date)

      1    1    36                     38    

      1    2    18                     21

      1    3    12                     16

       1    4    9                       14

      1     6    6                       13

      2     2    9                       13

      2     3    6                       11

     3      3    4                       10

    Of course Ivan knew the date of today, but he needed more info 

    => There are 2 possibilities that have the same sum: (1;6;6) and (2;2;9)

    There is a biggest one => (1;6;6) isn't possible because there are two biggest ones

    So their ages are 2, 2 and 9

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