Problem of the Week
Problem C
At a Prime Age
A prime number is any number with exactly two different positive factors, 1 and
the number itself. A composite number has at least three different positive
factors. The number one is neither prime nor composite.
A family has three children. Each of their ages is a different prime number. The
sum of their ages is 41 and the difference between two of their ages is 16.
Determine the ages of the three children.
Strand
Patterning and Algebra