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    $\begingroup$ The numbers in the puzzle are: 1, 2, 3, and 50. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 18:24
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    $\begingroup$ @BeastlyGerbil he was interpretting the title "What are the three numbers in this puzzle?" Literally by reading the numbers in the puzzle. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 18:27
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    $\begingroup$ @scott Usually you expect the people to be good at mathematics and correct in these puzzles... $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 1:44
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    $\begingroup$ And, at the risk of splitting hairs — if each player sees the other two numbers (which are integers), and knows that his number is either the sum or the difference of the numbers he sees, then he will immediately realize that his number must be an integer.  That doesn’t need to be stipulated as given knowledge.  (But the fact that each participant knows that his number is positive is important.) $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 23, 2017 at 21:57
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    $\begingroup$ This should be the chosen answer : puzzling.stackexchange.com/a/93496/57212 $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 10, 2023 at 14:03