A man has nine children, born at regular intervals. The sum of their squares of their ages is equal to the square of his own age. What are the ages of the children?

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An old billionaire offers a million-dollar prize to whoever can guess what he is thinking of. Plenty of people tried but they old got it wrong, until one young boy came up. Soon after, the boy walked away a millionaire. What did he guess?

A toasty and crunchy cereal would be pointless without this spice.

What occurs four times in every week, twice in every month, only once in a year but never in a day?

If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have?

The higher I climb, the hotter I engage, I can not escape my crystal cage. What am I?

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A man has nine children, born at regular intervals. The sum of their squares of their ages is equal to the square of his own age. What are the ages of the children?

Answer: 2 - 5 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 17 - 20 - 23 - 26

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2 – 5 – 8 – 11 – 14 – 17 – 20 – 23 – 26

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