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  • #51
    Originally posted by anileve Apparently I cannot attach any pictures, so I cannot present the solution to the problems.

    Another riddle
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    All for one coin

    There once lived a wealthy merchant in Kashmir whose son was as lazy as he was foolish. No matter what the merchant said his son did the opposite. If, that is, he did anything at all. The merchant finally had all he could take. “I want you to go to the marketplace,” he told his son, “and buy something for us to eat, something for the cow to eat, and something for us to plant in the garden. And you may spend only this one small coin. If you can do it, come back home. If you can't don't come home.”

    As the boy walked toward the marketplace, he began to cry. He could not think of any way to buy all those things with the coin his father had given him. He'd never be able to go home. He was crying so loudly a girl working in the field heard him and asked what's wrong. When he told her about his father's orders and all he had to buy with one small coin, the girl shook her head and told him not to worry (naturally women have a better knacks at solving problems ) She said he could easily do what his father wanted and told him how.

    That night the boy went home with a smile on his face as well as something to eat, something to drink, something to feed the cow, and something to plant in the garden. His father was very surprised and very impressed. How did the boy do it? And let me just kill the obvious possibility, he didn't slaughter the girl.
    Does this involve buying a plant with the coin (that's a cheap plant ), planting it, having the cow eat it, then slaughtering the cow and feasting? I mean yes, time-wise, it's not very efficient, but it makes some sense.

    If that's not it, then that means I shouldn't write the first thing that comes to mind.
    Last edited by sSsflamesSs; 02-28-2004, 01:24 AM.

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    • #52
      he is 13 years old.

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      • #53
        Originally posted by sSsflamesSs Does this involve buying a plant with the coin (that's a cheap plant ), planting it, having the cow eat it, then slaughtering the cow and feasting? I mean yes, time-wise, it's not very efficient, but it makes some sense.

        If that's not it, then that means I shouldn't write the first thing that comes to mind.
        It's funny because I started thinking of all the scenarios of how it could be, and that was one of them.
        Achkerov kute.

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        • #54
          Originally posted by PASAMONSTER he is 13 years old.
          I'm guessing you didn't look at the equation I gave.

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          • #55
            Originally posted by Anonymouse It's funny because I started thinking of all the scenarios of how it could be, and that was one of them.
            Other scenarios? Please, do tell. I only came up with one. But then again, I haven't given it too much thought. My energies are concentrated on the 2nd brain teaser on the first page.

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            • #56
              Originally posted by sSsflamesSs Yay, me like thread.

              I got the same thing as Emil.

              I tried to attach it for selective viewing, but I forgot that it doesn't accept .doc files.




              (1/4)x + (1/5)x + (1/3)x + 13 = x

              Solve for x.
              What she said.

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              • #57
                Originally posted by Seapahn Did he explain the answer?
                He didn't explain it but he gave the answer, heres a hint but dont read it unless you want to

                hint: It does'nt necessairly have to cross each line, it just has to tuch each line

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                • #58
                  Originally posted by PASAMONSTER he is 13 years old.
                  How you came up with that answer I don't know, but please enlighten me. Emil and flames are correct, the man is 60.

                  As for the riddle "All for One Coin", you guys are completely off, try again.

                  Well I am not backing off from the accuracy of my solution. I've pondered over this question long and hard enough to have a flaw in my conclusion. It is simply a word play of the problems that enables you to slightly bend the rules without ruining the concept. Attached is the revised solution to the first problem, and if I am wrong please prove me to be so. I won't accept the possibility of something being not solvable.
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                  • #59
                    Solution to problem #2.
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                    • #60
                      Another math problem...

                      The year 1927

                      Can you find values for p and q so that p^q - q^p = 1927? To make it perfectly clea, this is an example for the year 1844, where p=3, and q=7:

                      3^7 - 7^3 = 1844

                      Can you express 1927 in the same way?

                      Note: "^" is to the power of.

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