Say Teacher - doesn't the original problem state that ony one of the tortoises
is
older than the visitor? I believe that 14>12 & 29>12. That's one too many.
Bud Krueger
Teacher122 wrote:
> In a message dated 98-01-26 00:31:50 EST, gardner7@pilot.infi.net writes:
>
> <<
> How old are the tortoises, and how old is the visitor? Note: All of
> the ages are integers. (No one in the puzzle is 23.47546 years old,
> or anything like that...)
>
> >>
> The ages are 14, 9, & 25 yrs. for the tortoises for a sum of 48 years. this
> makes the child 12 yrs. old. Breaking the problem down into its prime factors
> revealed the possible combinations and the answer within 5 minutes.
>
> Tom Green
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