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Party People (Posted on 2003-07-21)

Three people at a party discover that the product of any two of their ages is equal to the year in which the third was born.

What is the most recent year the party could have taken place?

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The earliest year it could've been is the year 6. The age of all three people is two. They were all born in the year 4.

Posted by Rob on 2003-07-21 17:19:53

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