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lumememm
Joined: Aug 24, 2005
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Yes, mine is a trick q, if anyone still wants to give it a try.
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XsuwailX
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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WOW, MATH QUESTION.
IT TOOK ME 7 TRIES STARTING FROM 4 APPLES BEFORE I GOT IT.
79 APPLES IS THE LEAST APPLES FOR THAT BUNCH TO HAVE.
the 1st man and the horse will get their share, 52 will be left.
the 2nd man and the horse will get their share, 34 will be left.
the 3rd man and the horse will get their share, 22 will be left.
and finally, everyone will get their share.
and since, nothing is left, they will roast the horse the next day. hahahaha. |
Glenny
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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On 2005-08-28 06:36:00, sailaab wrote:
Glenny, please confirm, that "Nokia" translation to English... you fibbing.. rite ? *still laughing*
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gubblock said it, i found it in the 'what do you call it if you hate other manufacturers'(or summit like that) thread, i found it so funny i had to share it, and this is how im sharing it 
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k4m!k4ze
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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No, 79 is not the minimum according to my calculations
According to my calculations, the answer is 25 apples
First guy, splits it into 8+8+8+1 , takes 8,feeds 1 to horse, so 16 left
2nd guy, splits it into 5+5+5+1, takes 5, feeds 1 to horse, 10 left
3rd guy, splits it into 3+3+3+1, takes 3, feeds 1 to horse, 6 left
Final day - 2+2+2+1, each guy takes 2 apples, and feed the last one to horse
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XsuwailX
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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on the next morning, 6 apples only left so you miss 1 apple for the horse.
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XsuwailX
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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looks like i got confused for the 1st time.
you're really true to your signature.
hahaha.
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k4m!k4ze
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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 I confused myself  bah ! who cares for the horse ! He doesnt need another apple, he's had three apples in one night already !
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence of your attempt !! |
XsuwailX
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yeah youre right if i were those guys, i let the horse starved. who needs a horse in an island anyway. hehehe. |
Glenny
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to fatten up and eat
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blackspot
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
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What's difficult to understand about my answer to the triangle problem?
They all raised their hands that means they all saw at least one yellow; and it also means that there is either all yellow or only one blue otherwise one of them wouldn't have raised his hand if there were more than one blue. Therefore if one of them saw blue they would immediately know that they had yellow with them. But nobody lowered their hand so that can only mean that they all are seeing the same thing -- which leads one son to conclude that they all had yellow.
This is disappointing. 
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XsuwailX
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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guys, how 'bout this easy one...
what are the next 3 words in the following list? (no math involved)
one
seven
one
two
six
four
two
five
three
seven
four
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Glenny
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SUPER HARD!!!! (in my view)
1 door closes, 9 open. When 9 close, 1 door opens. What is it?
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blackspot
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
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I think the answer to the horse-apple problem is 10.
1st man got 7 so he divided it into 2, 2, 2, and 1 for the horse leaving 4
2nd man got 7 also and divided it the same way leaving 4
3rd man got only 4 and divided it into 1, 1, 1, and 1 for the horse leaving 2
In the morning the total apples in the bunch is 10 so they divide it into 3, 3, 3, and 1 for the horse.
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k4m!k4ze
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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@black - i think the question meant for us to find out the min number of apples on the previous day (ie. before they started dividing the apples)
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blackspot
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
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I just realized how much I misunderstood the horse-apple problem.
I'll try again...
resistance is futile. |
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