Tom and Jim are distant cousins who meet during their family Thanksgiving meal. Tom tells Jim that he has 3 kids, and the product of their age is 72. He also tells him the sum of their ages. Jim says he still can’t correctly guess the ages of Tom’s kids. Finally, Tom says, “My youngest child’s name is Joy.” Jim can then correct guess. What are the ages?

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3,6, and 4. Since his youngest kids name is joy then maybe hes 3. 72/3 = 24. Now we have to find the 2 other kids age. 12 * 2 isn't an option since his youngest is 3. And 8 * 3 isn't an option because his youngest is 3 but he didn't say he had twins.