07: Kiana's twin brothers [*]

Wes Carroll's Puzzler by Wes Carroll

Apr 24, 20163:17Games & Hobbies

Kiana has two older twin brothers. The product of their three ages is 128. What is the sum of their three ages? // Spiciness: * out of **** // (Today’s puzzler comes from the 2009 AMC 10 exam. Learn more at dtmath.com/am...

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