Three brothers Armani, Birianni, and Chutanmi are all different ages. They each do strange things with numbers, that is, instead of saying the actual number, they change it in a certain way first.
One brother divides the number in half.
Another brother squares the number.
The third brother reverses the digits. (21 becomes 12, 50 and also 5 become 5)
When they were asked their ages, the oldest whispered his "age" to the thinnest, who whispered it to Chutanmi, who whispered it to the youngest, who answered:27.
Then the youngest whispered his "age" to the tallest he whispered it to Birianni, who whispered it to the shortest, who answered : 23.
Lastly, the youngest whispered his "age" to the shortest, who whispered it to the thinnest, who whispered it to Armani, who answered: 16
What are the ages of the three brother?
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