Problem 42382. Combined Ages 1 - Symmetric, n = 3

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Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 17 Jun 2015

Barry and Chris (not Alex and Chris)

goc3 on 17 Jun 2015

Thanks for the catch. I've updated the explanation.

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