Thread: Logic Puzzle #3
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Old 08-02-2004, 05:05 PM
kyro kyro is offline
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Default Re: Logic Puzzle #3

i didn't look at the answers, so therefore no chance of me stealing anyone's glory...

my guess is 2,2,9

Right couldn't tell the ages of the kids even after Left told him the sum was their dorm number. So of the 8 possibly ways to factor, only two make sense, as they are the only two combinations that have the same sum.

1,6,6
2,2,9

My final guess is really a leap of faith. Left says "oldest child" which suggests one child can be the oldest. Since the first combination has two "oldest children" the second combination seems to be the only possible answer.

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