Tweedledum & Tweedledee

Wednesday, 26 Mar 2003, 10 am

Tweedledum said, “The sum of your weight and twice mine is 361 pounds.” Tweedledee replied, “Contrariwise, the sum of your weight and twice mine is 362 pounds.” How much do Tweedledum and Tweedledee each weigh?

— Based on the characters in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass

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§ One Response to “Tweedledum & Tweedledee”

  • Katherine says:
    19 June 2004 at 11 pm

    What fun! Dum is 120 and Dee is 121? (You can erase or edit this comment to leave the challenge for others if you like). Thanks for the intriguing problem.

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