A market researcher does door to door research and one day ends up in Johns house. He asks John a long list of questions. One of the last questions he asks if Johns has any kids. Yes John replies, I have 3 daughters. The researcher than asks how old Johns kids are. John by now has had enough of all the questions and decides to make it a bit more interesting. He replies: The product of their ages is 36, the sum of their ages is my house number. The researcher, who is a smart guy and a quick thinker, replies that that is not enough information to determine the ages. Yes agrees John, so I also tell you that my oldest had her birthday yesterday. The researcher thanks John, fills in the ages of the kids and goes home...
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A market researcher does door to door research and one day ends up in Johns house. He asks John a long list of questions. One of the last questions he asks if Johns has any kids. Yes John replies, I have 3 daughters. The researcher than asks how old Johns kids are. John by now has had enough of all the questions and decides to make it a bit more interesting. He replies: The product of their ages is 36, the sum of their ages is my house number. The researcher, who is a smart guy and a quick thinker, replies that that is not enough information to determine the ages. Yes agrees John, so I also tell you that my oldest had her birthday yesterday. The researcher thanks John, fills in the ages of the kids and goes home...
What are the ages of the 3 girls?
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