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One day, two mathematicians, Peter and Mark, meet each other in a cafe. They haven't had a chance to speak to each other since graduating from University 25 years ago.

After conversing for a couple of minutes, Peter asks Mark: "So do you have any kids?"

Mark answers: "Yes, I have three children."

"How old are they?", inquires Peter.

Mark answers: "If you want to find out their age, you will have to solve a riddle! Just like we use to do in the good old days!"

Mark goes on: "Here's your first hint: THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE AGE OF MY THREE CHILDREN EQUALS 36"

Peter takes out his pen and writes the hint on a piece of napkin.

After a few moments, Peter asks Mark to continue: "The second hint is, THE SUM OF THE AGE OF MY THREE CHILDREN EQUALS THE NUMBER OF WINDOWS IN THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF YOU" says Mark.

Peter looks at the building and tells Mark: "OK, I need another hint."

Marc replies: "THE ELDEST OF MY CHILDREN HAS BLUE EYES"

Peter replies: "Ahhhh! Now I know the age of your three children!"

WHAT IS THE AGE OF ALL THREE CHILDREN?

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I agree with Mama saying he has twins, but I also think he has one that just come out of the oven.

I'll go with 6-6-1
 
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working the twins angle...

working the twins angle...

how about 2,2,9 :shrug:
 
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we also have the 12, 3, 1 option...... but still think it's 4, 3, 3


and LOL Smash, just went and looked at that.... you sure know how to suck up ;)

ummmmm...... is it safe to say seeya in January now, or will the comments from the peanut gallery start flying? LOL
 
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Re: working the twins angle...

Re: working the twins angle...

rrc said:
how about 2,2,9 :shrug:
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i'm going with the even # for number of windows, although not sure what they are getting at with that one. *probably* the youngest being the twins, unless fraternal twins, both would have blue eyes, and for some reason it was specified the oldest :shrug:
 
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ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE (Do not read if you want to solve it on your own!!!)

1) There are 8 possibilities to get to 36...

1-1-36; 1-2-18; 1-3-12; 1-4-9; 1-6-6; 2-2-9; 2-3-6; 3-3-4

2) Logically, we don't know how many windows there are in the building in front of Peter... but we do know how to add...

If you add up all of the 8 possibilities, you will get the following additions: 38, 21, 16, 14, 13, 13, 11 and 10.

If you are Peter, sitting in front of the building, you know how many windows are in front of you... right? So, what brought him to ask Mark for that last hint...?

Well... he knows there are 13 windows in the building but he had a problem: there were two possible combinations that equalled 13! 1-6-6 and 2-2-9!

3) When Mark mentioned that his ELDEST had blue eyes, he now knew how old where his children: 2-2-9!

So his children are two 2 yr-old twins and his eldest child is 9 yrs old... with blue eyes! :cool:

I love this one! Anybody got any good riddles? :)
 
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RIDDLES

RIDDLES

Are 1997 nickels worth more than 1992 nickels?

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The pars for a nine hole golf course designed by a mathmatician are:
335443554
On which very well-known series (as well-known as one,two,three etc.) are the pars based?
 
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here's a riddle


You can buy this item at any hardware store.

1 costs $0.50, 12 costs $1.00 and 144 costs $1.50.

What are they?
 
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light bulb

light bulb

an electrician went to a double storey house.

on the lower floor are 3 switches, that is for 3 light bulbs on the upper floor. the 3 bulbs are not visible from the lower floor.

the owner told him that he is allow to use the stair to go up once only, and he must find out which switch is for which bulbs.

the electrician play with the switch, then sat on the sofa for 10 minutes, then he play with the switch again before going up.

he is able to tell the owner correctly which switch is for which bulbs.

how he do that?????

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
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BahamaMama said:


by the temperature of the bulbs? :shrug:
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That's gotta be a good answer. If he lets one warm up then before he goes up he turns it off and turns another on....he will be able to see which one is on and which one is off but hot.


As far as the hardware store, is the correct answer the letter "E" ?
 
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As far as the hardware store, is the correct answer the letter "E" ?
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Thanks for the hint KD (i think anyway) .... how about house numbers? :shrug:
 
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BahamaMama said:


Thanks for the hint KD (i think anyway) .... how about house numbers? :shrug:
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Ok, I like your answer better. I'll vote for house numbers too. :)
 
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