ChatGPT-5 has created a puzzle for you to solve!

 

This is the self-portrait ChatGPT-5 painted for me

Can you solve puzzles as well as ChatGPT-5? I gave it a problem, and he told me he would reword the problem as a puzzle to make it enjoyable. Here is his version of the problem:

The Birthday Picnic Mystery  🎂🪁

One sunny afternoon, three siblings — A, the kite‑flyer, B, the whistler, and C, the master cake‑baker — were helping their parents pack for a picnic.

While they worked, their mom smiled and said:

I have just noticed something curious. Between the three of you, your total age is 20 years.
C, you’re the oldest. You’re 4 years older than A, and 3 years older than B.
Can you figure out exactly how old each of you is?

The three looked at each other, grinned, and started scribbling in a notebook...

👉 Can you solve the problem before I tell you Chatty's answer on Monday, August 18? You can read the answer here any day after August 15.

Srinivasan Ramani