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Originally Posted by 808six
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The children's ages added up to 13. Those are the possible solutions. The product of their ages was the house number across the street. So, 1 x 1 x 11 = 11, etc. Since two of the possible products are 36 (1 x 6 x 6 = 36, and 9 x 2 x 2 = 36), the answer can't be figured out until the clue was give that there is an oldest daughter (the 9 year old). You wouldn't say "oldest daughter" if they were twins (the 6 year olds). So, the answer is that the children are 9, 2 and 2.
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