document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107452>Question 107452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ``Two Russian mathematicians meet on a plane.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "�If I remember correctly, you have three sons,� says Ivan.  �What are their ages today?�\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "�The product of their ages is thirty-six,� says Igor, �and the sum of their ages is exactly today�s date.�\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "�I�m sorry, Igor,� Ivan says after a minute, �but that doesn�t tell me the ages of your boys.�\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "�Oh, I forgot to tell you, my youngest son has red hair.�\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "�Ah, now it�s clear,� Ivan says.  �I now know exactly how old your three sons are.�\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How did Ivan figure out the ages?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #813430 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=the_answer_man><B>the_answer_man(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=the_answer_man><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813430\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are eight sets of three numbers whose product is 36. Their sums are as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 1 + 36 = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 2 + 18 = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 3 + 12 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 4 + 9  = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 6 + 6  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 2 + 9  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 3 + 6  = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 + 3 + 3  = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can immediately rule out (1 + 1 + 36) because it couldn't be a date.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 2 + 18 = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 3 + 12 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 4 + 9  = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 6 + 6  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 2 + 9  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 3 + 6  = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 + 3 + 3  = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Knowing that the sum is today's date wasn't enough to figure out which<BR>\n" );
document.write( "possibility it was, so that must mean that day's date has multiple options.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 6 + 6  = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 2 + 9  = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that he has a youngest son, so this means the answer is 1, 6, 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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