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A physicist has three sons. The product of their ages is 72. The sum of their ages equals his house number. His oldest son has his own bed; the other two share bunk beds. How old are they?
Riddle
A physicist has three sons. The product of their ages is 72. The sum of their ages equals his house number. His oldest son has his own bed; the other two share bunk beds. How old are they?
Choose an answer
A.A passport
B.A marriage
C.A garage
D.His sons are 8, 3, and 3
Hint: It's a 4-word phrase with 13 letters, starting with "H".
Answer
His sons are 8, 3, and 3
Why this is the answer
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.
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