SOLUTION: If Alicia is three times as old as Amy will be when Alex is as old as Alicia is now and Alex's age is a square number, who is the second oldest? Can you give their ages now?

Question 1151012: If Alicia is three times as old as Amy will be when Alex is as old as Alicia is now and Alex's age is a square number, who is the second oldest? Can you give their ages now?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

A Big Book of Mind Bending Puzzles, page 200, Problem 559.

Find the book via Internet as pdf-file and find the answer there.

The link to the book is

https://vdocuments.mx/the-big-book-of-mind-bending-puzzles-558451a05e8be.html

---------------

I like solve twisted Math problem; but this one is not a Math problem - it is a puzzle, actually - totally different kind of material.

RELATED QUESTIONS
If Adam is 15 years younger than Alicia and in 6 years Alicia will be twice as old as... (answered by timvanswearingen)

Steve is two thirds as old as Alex. In seven years, Steve will be three fourths as old as (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

alex is now 3 times as old as his sister mary. in 2 years alex will be 3 times mary's age (answered by TimothyLamb)

Alex is three times as old as Aaron. If their age total 84 years, how old is... (answered by Iluvidina)

Alicia is now 12 years old and Ravina is 24 years old. How many years ago was Alicia... (answered by stanbon)

In three years, Alex will be 3 times as old as Precy. A year ago, Alex was 7 times as... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Bill is ten years older than his brother, Alex. There was a time when Bill was three... (answered by math_helper)

Alex is twenty years older than Maria. Maria is three years old. How many years form now... (answered by TimothyLamb)

Alex is twice as old as Peter. In 6 years Peter will be three-fourth's Alex's age. How... (answered by josgarithmetic)