Luna is 34.
Scarlett is 37.
Ray is 88.
Paris is 71.
How old is Rose?
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The answer is
45.
The theme of the puzzle is
the periodic table.
Luna is 34.
Element 34: selenium. Selenium and Luna both mean "moon".
Scarlett is 37.
Element 37: rubidium. Rubidium and Scarlett are both related to "red".
Ray is 88.
Element 88: radium, or ray-dium.
Paris is 71.
Element 71: lutetium. Paris was formerly called Lutetia.
How old is Rose?
Element 45: rhodium, meaning rose.
answered May 15 '15 at 17:59
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3$\begingroup$ Ray 88 threw me off big time, thinking Ray Charles and 88 piano keys! $\endgroup$ – JLee May 15 '15 at 18:01
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6$\begingroup$ @AE The title immediately told me to look at the periodic table. At first I was trying to spell the names using the standard abbreviations (Lu-Na and so on), but when I realised Ra was 88 already without a Y, I changed tack! It was a fun puzzle :-) $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor May 15 '15 at 18:03
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1$\begingroup$ @rand: Perhaps 45 is what you're missing? webelements.com/rhodium (I was trying to count letters at first :) lol ) $\endgroup$ – Ditto May 15 '15 at 18:05
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1$\begingroup$ @Ditto I shadow-edited; it's complete now! :-) $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor May 15 '15 at 18:08
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1$\begingroup$ I'm impressed on fast you got that :) well done. $\endgroup$ – Ditto May 15 '15 at 18:11
