The Riddler's Gauntlet

[Riddler]

Originally posted by amphoteric88@26 April 2003 - 22:22
am i not allowed to reply to this?
sorry if i'm not, don't want to step on toes...

Peace brother, just that Z got it already.....yes it's 2.

[amphoteric88]

lmao, i have no idea how i missed that one on the first read through
sorry

[Riddler]

Sweat it not.

[amphoteric88]

A census taker approaches a house and asks the woman who answers the door, "How many children do you have, and what are their ages?" Woman: "I have three children, the product of their ages are 36, the sum of their ages are equal to the address of the house next door." The census taker walks next door. There he sees that the house number is 13. He then comes back and says, "I need more information." The woman replies, "I have to go, my oldest child is sleeping upstairs." Census taker: "Thank you, I have everything I need." Question: What are the ages of each of the three children?

[Riddler]

6 + 6 + 1=13
6 X 6 X 1=36

[amphoteric88]

not quite riddler, look at it more closely

[Riddler]

9 X 2 X 2=36
9 + 2 + 2=13

[amphoteric88]

well done
the key was when the woman said that her oldest was sleeping
because she said oldest, this ruled out 6, 6 and 1, because then the two 6 year olds would both be the oldest.
well done though

[amphoteric88]

What's the difference between a lion in agony and a wet day?

[amphoteric88]

What gets smaller the more you put into it?