536 Puzzles and Curious Problems

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  1. THEIR AGES


Tom's age was seven years and Mary's thirteen years.


  1. MRS. WILSON'S FAMILY


The ages must be as follows: Mrs. Wilson, 39; Edgar, 21; James, 18; John,
18; Ethel, 12; Daisy, 9. It is clear that James and John were twins.


  1. DE MORGAN AND ANOTHER


De Morgan was born in 1806. When he was 43, the year was the square of
his age-1849. Jenkins was born in 1860. He was 52 + 62 (61) in the year
54 + 64 (1921). Also he was 2 X 31 (62) in the year 2 X 312 (1922). Again,
he was 3 X 5 (15) in the year 3 X 54 (1875).


  1. "SIMPLE" ARITHMETIC


Their ages were, respectively, sixty-four and twenty.


  1. ANCIENT PROBLEM


Demochares must be just sixty years of age.


  1. FAMILY AGES


The father and mother were both of the same age, thirty-six years old, and
the three children were triplets of six years of age. Thus the sum of all their
ages is ninety years, and all the other conditions are correctly fulfilled.


  1. MIKE'S AGE


Mike's present age is 101~1 years, Pat's is 291~1, and Biddy's is 242~1 years.
When the sty was built (7^9121 years ago), Mike was 3~1, Pat was 22~1, and
Biddy was 171\6 I. In 1 P \61 years Mike will be 22~ 1 (as old as Pat was when
he built the sty), Pat will be 41~1, and Biddy will be 361 %1, making 100 years
together.

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