A man has three sons. The product of the ages of his sons is 36. That man has certain number of mangoes in his basket and the number of mangoes in his basket is equal to the sum of the ages of his sons. The third clue is that his eldest son has blue eyes. Find the ages of his three sons.
This is not a silly joke but a very serious one
2006-11-19 20:31:51 · 12 answers · asked by Rot 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
A man has three sons. The product of the ages of his sons is 36. That man has certain number of mangoes in his basket and the number of mangoes in his basket is equal to the sum of the ages of his sons. The third clue is that his eldest son has blue eyes. Find the ages of his three sons.Please also state how you got the answer.
This is not a silly joke but a very serious one
2006-11-19 20:39:04 · update #1
PLEASE STATE HOW YOU GOT THE ANSWER.
2006-11-19 20:40:14 · update #2
1 4 and 9
2006-11-19 20:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by jameshand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ages of the sons are 2,2, and 9. And the number of mangos is 13. The eldest son having blue eyes suggest that one of the kids are older than the other two. I looked at all possible combinations that multiply to 36. You will notice that their sums add up to different numbers except for the solutions {1,6,6} and {2,2,9} which both add to 13.Then the fact that I couldn't deduce their ages means that the solution does indeed add up to 13. And the one that says {1,6,6} cant be it cause this suggests there is no eldest son.
2006-11-19 20:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by Cody B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His sons are 2, 3, and 6.
2*3=6*6=36
He has 11 mangoes in his basket.
2+3+6=11
I just guessed on the ages.
2006-11-19 20:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Aliza, Queen of the Night 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eldest son is 9 year old second is 4 year old and the youngest son is 1 year old.
product is 1*4*9*=36
sum is 1+4+9=14
there are 14 mangoes in his basket
2006-11-19 20:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by Sid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st son - 6 years
2nd son -3 years
3rd son - 2 years
6 x 3 x 2 = 36
number of mangoes is 6 + 3+ 2 = 11
Is this your homework???/
2006-11-19 20:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by gypsy gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The German reason: Norwegian: Dunhill, Yellow house, Water, Cats. Dane: Blends, Blue house, Tea, Horses Brit: Pall Mall, Red house, Milk, Birds after that, since the swede owns the dog, the German must own the fish.
2016-05-21 21:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
68
2006-11-19 20:34:35 · answer #7 · answered by SpermGuzzler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robbie is 16, Chip is 12, & Ernie is 8.
2006-11-19 20:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by terry t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just guessing: 2, 3, 6
2006-11-19 20:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanx for the poser
2006-11-19 20:41:24 · answer #10 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋