Brain Game: Come Back!

Mr. & Mrs. Bandacol were good parents, with five children - all boys. By a happy coincidence, you can tell the age of each of the Bandacol boys by their names. Louie is 21, twins Cliff & Ernst are each 9, and Mario is 17. Given this information...

How old is Shane? And why?

Here is the SOLUTION.

THE SOLUTION:

Shane is 13.

In each name, vowels are worth 5 and consonants worth 1.

So LOUIE is 21,
MARIO is 17,
SHANE is 13,
CLIFF and ERNST are 9.

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