Riddles

[Samuel]

haha it took me about an hour

the one about whos fish it is right? i like those kinds of riddles

[Mistery]

yup, but i actually used a good one, you didnt actually need to know the sum of the numbers
1) you need to find all the products that equal 36
2)you find the sum of the numbers
3) you will notice that every single one is different except for two that equal 13.
4) then you think, if this wasnt enough info, then the sum must have been 13
5) That leaves you with 2 2 9 and 1 6 6, and because you now know that there is an oldest daughter it must be 2 2 9

make sense?

Sure, it made sense with the 13. But how about the original version of the address. That's what I wanted a good explanation for ;-)

[eyesofblue227]

Have y'all looked at Einstein's riddle? I've been trying to solve that one for about a month lol.

[Samuel]

yup, but i actually used a good one, you didnt actually need to know the sum of the numbers
1) you need to find all the products that equal 36
2)you find the sum of the numbers
3) you will notice that every single one is different except for two that equal 13.
4) then you think, if this wasnt enough info, then the sum must have been 13
5) That leaves you with 2 2 9 and 1 6 6, and because you now know that there is an oldest daughter it must be 2 2 9

make sense?

[Mistery]

9 2 2

Okay, now give me a good explanation for your original version with the address please.

[Samuel]

forget about the address, there are variations of this riddle, and i used a bad one. it should be good now

[Mistery]

The sum of their ages is the 13 (???) [address=13???]

[Samuel]

There are 3 daughters. The sum of their ages is 13 and the product of their ages is 36. Since this wasn't enough information one more fact was added, the oldest daughter has red hair. What are their ages?

[Samuel]

OK now i remember how it goes, btw the one i posted was crap, i'll have to write it myself

[Mistery]

4 3 3?
Hmm, oldest daughter, well in this case it would be the older daughter or not)... I don't see the logic in this riddle :-(

Why, because otherwise it wouldn't be "oldest", right? But why was my first answer wrong then?

[Samuel]

well, mistery has said the right answer, but does she know why its so?

[eyesofblue227]

Lol, good one Sammy.

[Samuel]

oh there are lots of possibilities, but that last sentence gives away which is right, so you'll have to tell me the answer and why its the right one
heh heh maybe i didnt give enough info. two of the daughters are twins

[Mistery]

What does it have to do with hair color and address?
Well 9 2 2 is also possible.

[Samuel]

hmm, that would work. but its not right