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gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
edited November 2008 in The Porch
i have some extra pj stuff laying around and thought i'd come up with an interesting way to get rid of them. i pose to this following riddle, first to answer correctly and be able to actually describe how they got that answer gets the package.

so a woman i work with has three sons. the one day i was curious so i started talking to her about them. "how old are they" i asked. she responded with "well if you multiply all their ages together it equals 36." i asked her for more information and she said "if u sum up their ages it equals my address." still needing another hint i asked her for one more bit of info and she said "my oldest son has blonde hair." how old is each of her sons?

yes this does have a legit answer, good luck ;)
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Is the answer, "My brain hurts?"
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  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Is the answer, "My brain hurts?"
    haha...not quite.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,404
    gndcd402 wrote:
    i have some extra pj stuff laying around and thought i'd come up with an interesting way to get rid of them. i pose to this following riddle, first to answer correctly and be able to actually describe how they got that answer gets the package.

    so a woman i work with has three sons. the one day i was curious so i started talking to her about them. "how old are they" i asked. she responded with "well if you multiply all their ages together it equals 36." i asked her for more information and she said "if u sum up their ages it equals my address." still needing another hint i asked her for one more bit of info and she said "my oldest son has blonde hair." how old is each of her sons?

    yes this does have a legit answer, good luck ;)
    2 yrs 3 yrs and 6 yrs. the last 2 clues really offer 0 info to solve so couple quickmath arrived at those three ages.
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    9,2, and 2
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    oops....never mind

    DTL10 got it.
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  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    9,2, and 2
    may i ask, how did you arrive at this answer?
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    gndcd402 wrote:
    may i ask, how did you arrive at this answer?
    9x2=18x2=36.

    and you said my oldest son has blonde hair so it made me think that the 2 others were twins or alike.
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  • Horse2345Horse2345 Posts: 3,277
    2,2 and 9
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    1, 3 and 12 also works!
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  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    3,3,4?
  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    ok, the correct answer is 2, 2, and 9 but nobody has offered a reasonable explanation yet as to how they got this. remember, all three clues are important, not just the 36!
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,404
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    9x2=18x2=36.

    and you said my oldest son has blonde hair so it made me think that the 2 others were twins or alike.
    I thought that too. but went the other way.3 seperate ages.
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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,404
    gndcd402 wrote:
    ok, the correct answer is 2, 2, and 9 but nobody has offered a reasonable explanation yet as to how they got this. remember, all three clues are important, not just the 36!
    DTL10 did edit with his explaination.
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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    The nine year old has a different father?
  • Horse2345Horse2345 Posts: 3,277
    Assuming he knew her address there are only a few combinations that when multiplied = 36. Only 2 when added = the same # (1, 6 ,6) and (2, 2, 9) but she said oldest son had blonde hair so would have to be the 2,2 and 9. Not sure if i explained right
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  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    9x2=18x2=36.

    and you said my oldest son has blonde hair so it made me think that the 2 others were twins or alike.

    ahhhh HES CLOSE!!!! your forgetting the 2nd clue.
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    well, DTL10 got. Congrats!

    but that's not fair though, that kid's still in HS.
    he has fresh memories. the rest of us are rusty, and well, i dont think we want to reveal our ages. ;)
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,158
    gndcd402 wrote:
    ahhhh HES CLOSE!!!! your forgetting the 2nd clue.
    I've been stuck on this second clue for a while- I have no idea how it is relevant.
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  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    Horse2345 wrote:
    Assuming he knew her address there are only a few combinations that when multiplied = 36. Only 2 when added = the same # (1, 6 ,6) and (2, 2, 9) but she said oldest son had blonde hair so would have to be the 2,2 and 9. Not sure if i explained right
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  • Brian of KBrian of K Posts: 20
    i got it

    the childrens ages are 9, 2, and 2.

    I got this by figuring out that the 2 possibilities to get 36 is either 9X2X2=36 or 6X6X1. Then, because of the last statement about the oldest child showed that the twins could not have been 6 because then there would be no oldest child. Therefore the children are 9, 2, and 2
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,158
    Horse2345 wrote:
    Assuming he knew her address there are only a few combinations that when multiplied = 36. Only 2 when added = the same # (1, 6 ,6) and (2, 2, 9) but she said oldest son had blonde hair so would have to be the 2,2 and 9. Not sure if i explained right
    Oh nice now I see.
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  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Brian of K wrote:
    i got it

    the childrens ages are 9, 2, and 2.

    I got this by figuring out that the 2 possibilities to get 36 is either 9X2X2=36 or 6X6X1. Then, because of the last statement about the oldest child showed that the twins could not have been 6 because then there would be no oldest child. Therefore the children are 9, 2, and 2
    Of course there could be an older child. Twins don't pop out at the same moment. Even so they could not be twins, but still born in the same year.

    Riddles suck.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,404
    Riddle ME this , who has EXTRA PJ stuff just "laying" around?Thats the more important question!!!!!
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  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,562
    look at it like this, first write down every combo of 3 numbers that multiply to 36. 1 1 36, 1 2 18, 1 3 12, 1 4 9 and so on. then sum up each of these combos 1+1+36=38, etc. since the person still needed one more clue, that means there is still more than one possibility of a correct answer. as was stated by horse, the only two that sum up to the same number are 1+6+6=13 and 2+2+9=13. since she said oldest SON (singular) that means the oldest doesnt share his age with either of the other 2.
  • allstar340allstar340 Posts: 812
    gndcd402 wrote:
    i have some extra pj stuff laying around and thought i'd come up with an interesting way to get rid of them. i pose to this following riddle, first to answer correctly and be able to actually describe how they got that answer gets the package.

    so a woman i work with has three sons. the one day i was curious so i started talking to her about them. "how old are they" i asked. she responded with "well if you multiply all their ages together it equals 36." i asked her for more information and she said "if u sum up their ages it equals my address." still needing another hint i asked her for one more bit of info and she said "my oldest son has blonde hair." how old is each of her sons?

    yes this does have a legit answer, good luck ;)
    2,2, and 9 (of course 2 x 2 x 9 = 36)
    the address is 13
    and the whole thing with the blond hair- "blond hair" has nine characters, therefore the oldest son has to be nine ruling out the other answers of 1,4,8 and 1,3,12
    EDIT: wow I suck
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  • LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    What has four legs and is blue?
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • NoelMichaelNoelMichael Posts: 1,635
    LiteTheMatch wrote:
    What has four legs and is blue?

    Papa Smurf doing Smurfette doggystyle?
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  • LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    NoelMichael wrote:
    Papa Smurf doing Smurfette doggystyle?


    Close, how did you arrive at that answer?
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • NoelMichaelNoelMichael Posts: 1,635
    LiteTheMatch wrote:
    Close, how did you arrive at that answer?

    Smurfette's a slut who likes it in the butt
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  • TheLostSoulTheLostSoul Posts: 773
    3, 3 and 4?
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