I have two identical twins. If you multiply our ages together, you get 343. If you add our ages together, what is the sum?
21
Since the three ages are identical and their product is 343, we find the cube root of 343, which is 7 (since 7 x 7 x 7 = 343). The sum of our three ages is 7 + 7 + 7 = 21.
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