He said - with a gleam in his logical eye -

I have one for you!

John is 16

His cousin is 21.

If you doubled John’s age,

Subtracted two-thirds of his cousin’s age

And multiplied your answer

By three,

You’d know John’s father’s age

- pause -

How old is John’s father?

Tell me where he lives

And I’ll just ask him....

No! he said logically

You’re supposed to work it out!

That could take ages....

So? he said

Then take ages!

I did

By the time I worked it out

John was 17

And my answer was wrong.

(Answer : John’s father was 54 on the 27th of February at 11.45pm)

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