Can anyone help me solve this?
This is a puzzle...seemingly a mathematical one but in effect a logical one,that a friend sent me 2 weeks ago.Believe it or not,I have spent 2 weeks trying to solve this....and it's been disturbing me non-stop.Now,I put it up on QL for my worthy friends to see and help me solve it....and when u solve it,please tell us the logic too.
I give up.I am defeated.
Here is the puzzle:
Two blondes are sitting in a street cafe, talking about the children. One says that she has three daughters. The product of their ages equals 36 and the sum of the ages coincides with the number of the house across the street. The second blonde replies that this information is not enough to figure out the age of each child. The first agrees and adds that the oldest daughter has the beautiful blue eyes. Then the second solves the puzzle. You might solve it too!
Thanks in advance :-)
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
The second blonde was the eldest daughter. Hence she could tell the age of the other 2 :P
how did u solve that....in spite of so many answers coming in,the puzzle is still baffling!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
ELDER ONE ---AGE 6YRS
MIDDLE ONE---AGE 3 YRS
LAST ONE--- AGE 2YRS
hah!knowing you,u might as well ask her what she's doing today evening...LOL :-D
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
i just want to call her and ask her age, no evil thoughts ...:(
rizks...have u started ur bakwaas so early in the morning?
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
can i have the contact number of her daughter who has blue blue eyes ?
blue eyes mean that one of the kids is much older?how come?is that a scientific thing?do excuse my ignorance....
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Neither I get the question, nor the answers provided here. I think I am dumber than those blonds:-(
it's useless. This is a waste of time!
"Why is my PM access blocked?"
Of all the options...the correct one can be verified by checking the number of the house across the street....yes, if not us...the other blonde could check the house no.
Like...If the house no. is 13...there would be two possiblities...either 6,6,1 or 2,2,9
If the house no. is 14...then it would be 1,4,9
and so ON.
But as per TellJax...Yes, it should be 2,2,9 :-)
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if i'm correct, I'll tell you why! Lol!!
"Why is my PM access blocked?"
I hope the ages of the daughters are 1,4,and 9( 1 X 4 x 9 =36).Like telejax said it can be 1,3,12 and 1,2,18.and 2,3 and 6.
kumaran
y they talk such language......how the Blue eyes act as clue......
Well done telljax....breakdown the numbers using variables in different combinations.
blue eyes is just a clue to indicate that one is older or quiet older then the other two....sort of
The answer can never be solved by a blonde as much we know off the blondes :-)...until and unless it is telljax in a blonde make up.
Quiet well done Telljax
229?.. you mean the other two daughters are twins (same age)
telljax.. what about the blue eyes...?
svelte - price if i give you the CORRECT answer!?
ur welcome...
HUmmmm
thanks for that!!!really appreciate it!now i know why i wasn't good at permutations and combinations at school :-P
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
its so simple.. and you couldnt solve it...
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it could be
6,6,1 or
1,4,9
2,2,9
1,3,12
or 1, 2, 18,
or 1, 1 , 36
the 2nd blonde says the address of the house is not enough to solve the problem
means there are 2 sets which have the sum as the same house adddress...
possibilities are:
229 or 661
since there is one eldest daughter,
the answer has to be:
2 2 9.
hope its right..
took me 20 minutes to solve this one....
better get back to work...
price?what price?
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
what's the price?