An Old Limerick from the San Francisco Examiner

Number Theory Level pending

This limerick appeared in the San Francisco Examiner in the mid-1970s:

There was a young lady named Chris
Who, when asked her age, answered this.
Two-thirds of its square,
is a cube, I declare. Now what was the age of the miss?

Enter the smallest possible age of Miss Chris?


The answer is 18.

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