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Q. Venkat has 1 boy & 2 daughters. The product of these children age is 72. The sum of their ages give the door numberof Venkat.Boy is elder of three. Can you tell the ages of all the three.
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- 3,4,6
LCM of 72 gives the best ages as 3,4,6.
product =3*4*6=72 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(27) No(2)
- write all the produvt of 72 1,1,72 sum 74
1,2,36 sum 37
1,3,24 sum 28
1,4,18 sum 23
1,6,12 sum 19
1,8,9 sum 18
2,2,18 sum 22
2,3,12 sum 17
2,4,9 sum 15
2,6,6 sum 14
3,3,8 sum 14
3,4,6 sum 13
Rest of combinations are repeating or there are between precedent
Between all of combinations only
2,6,6 sum 14 and
3,3,8 sum 14
have the same sum otherwise you doesn't say boy is elder because all sum are distinct then on the Venkat's door is writing 14 and he has a son elder of three then ages are
Boy 8 years and twin daughters are 3 years old - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(3)
- THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM... IT DEPEND ON THE OPTIONS PROVIDED
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
- since the product of ages is 72 the product is possible in following ways
1.1.72
1.2.36
1.3.24
1.4.18
1.6.12
1.8.9
2.2.18
2.3.12
2.4.9
2.6.6
3.3.9
etc
here it is given that the sum is door number there must be two same numbers
2.6.6
3.3.8
so the boy age is 8 and girls ages are 3 each
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- how can we find the door number as 14..no clue about his door number
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- boy-9,1 daughter-4,2nd daughter-2
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
- son=26 & son is elder than 3 years so daughter 1=23, daughter 2= 23; 26+23+23=72
- 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
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