document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121027>Question 1121027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  They are six kids they are celebrating their birthday, they are three boys and three girls, but they are each different ages. The youngest is 1 year old. The sum of the ages of the three girls is the same as the sum of the ages of the three boys. What is the smallest possible total of all six ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Girls: 1 + 5 + 6 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boys: 2 + 3 + 7  = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "smallest total: 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin is right (as usual), except he should have given the girls' ages as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2, 4, 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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