Three Students came to the bake sale to shop. The sum of their ages is 33. The product of their ages is 1,320. How old are they?

Question

Three Students came to the bake sale to shop.  The sum of their ages is 33.  The product of their ages is 1,320.  How old are they?

Answer 1

1320=2x2x2x3x5x11

arrange these factors to get numbers that sum to 33

(2x5)(11)(2x2x3)=10x11x12 and 10+11+12=33

did you forget to say 3 consecutive integers ?

Answer 2

X + (X+1) + (X+2)  = 33     =     3X +3 =33        3X = 30       X = 30/3     X =10  X + 1 = 11   X + 2 = 12             

 

(I used consecutive numbers)  10x11x12 = 1320