Re: SQL Fun Challenge #2

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:13:33 -0000
Message-ID: <4047014d$0$22386$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:73e20c6c.0403040013.543cb30a_at_posting.google.com...
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
news:<1078359740.735908_at_yasure>...

> Hmmm, still not happy. Let's assume that a kid
> cannot be born within one year from the other
> (or else Mum will declare war...):

In addition to all of Jonathan's comments the above assumes one mother in common for each of the 3 children whereas the puzzle as originally stated allows for 1,2 or 3 mothers per father (though the liklihood of this with mathematicians is admittedly vanishingly small).

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

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