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Two birthday brainteasers

By , 22 July 2020

Difficulty: Tricky

Ari was 10 on her last birthday, and will be 12 on her next birthday. How can this be true?

Lachlan was 8 on his last birthday, and will be 12 on his next birthday. How can this be true?

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Brainteaser hint

Both of these puzzles depend on their birthday dates.

For one of these puzzles, the date changes depending on when you read the puzzle!

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Brainteaser answer

Today is Ari’s birthday.

Lachlan’s birthday is on 29 February.

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1 comments

  1. Lachlan was born on a leap year.

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