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Strawberry Ice Cream

A man has three daughters. His friends want to know how many years old the daughters are. The man gives them a hint.

HINT 1:"If you multiply their ages together the answer is 72."

The friends say this is not enough information so the man gives them a second hint.

HINT 2:"If you add their ages together the answer is the same as my house number."

The friends go out and look at his house number and tell the man that they still do not have enough information to find the girls' ages. The man agrees and gives them one last hint.

HINT 3:"The oldest of the girls likes strawberry ice cream."

Now the friends know the ages! Do you? How old are the three girls?