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wu :: forums    riddles    easy (Moderators: Grimbal, william wu, Icarus, ThudnBlunder, Eigenray, SMQ, towr)    how old were they? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: how old were they?  (Read 378 times) h7 Guest how old were they?   « on: Nov 12th, 2004, 3:47pm » Quote Modify Remove Two math teachers have their birthday on the same day. Upon finishing classes they pass by each other on the halls.     One sais:Hi John, Happy brithday! You'll have such a birthday in only 11 years!   John replies: Thanks, you'll have one in .... 96 years!   Both were content with each others.     How old were they?   IP Logged John_Gaughan Uberpuzzler Behold, the power of cheese!     Gender: Posts: 767 Re: how old were they?   « Reply #1 on: Nov 12th, 2004, 10:39pm » Quote Modify Me thinks this has something to do with leap years and time zones near the international date line, but possibly one of those combined with days of the week. IP Logged x = (0x2B | ~0x2B) x == the_question h7 Guest Re: how old were they?   « Reply #2 on: Nov 19th, 2004, 5:27pm » Quote Modify Remove >>Me thinks this has something to do with leap years and time zones near the international date line, but possibly one of those combined with days of the week   Hint sort  of : [hint]They both have their birthday on the same day, if the answer was that, why would one have "such a birthday" in 11 years, and the other 96 years? It could possibly be another answer that I havn't thought of yet. But I don't think so. [/hint] IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------=> easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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