document.write( "Question 840225: A curious student asks his math teacher: \"I heard you have three daughters. How old are they?\"
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document.write( "The math teacher says: \"Well, the product of my daughters' ages is 72, and the sum of their ages is the number of the room we are in.\"
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document.write( "The student writes a few things down and then says: \"I don't have enough information.\"
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document.write( "The math teacher exclaims: \"Ah, of course! I forgot to tell you that my oldest daughter has green eyes.\"
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document.write( "The student says: \"Oh, now it's clear. Their ages are...\"
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document.write( "What are their ages? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #506087 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming the student knows the room number, I don't think a perfect student would *not* know the ages, and then know the ages once he knows the oldest daughter has green eyes. \n" ); document.write( " |