document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064921>Question 1064921</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Edward is as old as Benjamin used to be when Edward was as old as Benjamn is now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Benjamin is 36. How old is Edward?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Aparemtly the answer is 48, but why? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For me, all the senses in this post are reversed from the legs to the head.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the first thing that I can not understand from this condition, is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "who is older, Benjamin or Edward ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Comment from student</U>: Apparently edward is older. It's supposed to be a riddle but I feel like it's not actually solvable, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "just a tease to drive one crazy trying to solve it. Thanks for your time, I hope you can make heads or tails of this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>My response</U>: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "No, &nbsp;you didn't understand me. &nbsp;The things are worse. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. &nbsp;From this phrase &nbsp;\"Edward is as old as Benjamin used to be . . . \" &nbsp;I conclude that Benjamin is older than Edward.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. &nbsp;From this phrase \". . . when Edward was as old as Benjamn is now.\" &nbsp;I conclude that Edward is older than Benjamin.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The conclusion is that everyone is older than the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Strange &nbsp;? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or NONSENSE &nbsp;??\r<BR>\n" );
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