Puzzle Thread

Mohd · March 8th, 2003

Ok don't post any Puzzle until the one posted before solved.

ok the here is it

"There is a man on the market who is selling eggs"
"Three people came to him and bought the eggs from as follow:

First one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg.
second one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg.
Third one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg.

And all eggs were sold after this.

So how many eggs were in the bascket?? Note: Without breaking any egg."

Sorry for my bad english

**Kirby** · March 8th, 2003

There is no answer:

1. you can't tell how many he first starts off in, could be 100, could be 50, it doesn't say.
2. .5+.5+.5 = 1.5 he's gonna have to break an egg to give a half to everyone.

Mohd · March 8th, 2003

I know the answer and it can be done may be someone else can guess it (by the way it is very easy)

Carnage · March 8th, 2003

half of one egg+half of one egg+half of one egg=1,5 eggs
so half of the eggs=0,75 so.....0,75+0,75+0,75=2,25
2,25+1,5=3,4 eggs:confused: ..................err...............
or it would be:1,5 eggs+1,5eggs=3 eggs

am I right?

Mohd · March 8th, 2003

if we said 3 eggs

the first one will take 1.5 and .5, so it will be two
2nd will take half of the eggs which .5 and half of one egg is .5 so it will be 1, 1+2=3 so the last one will not get anything.

Sorry Wrong Answer try again

Carnage · March 8th, 2003

oh....you should post that every time a person picks the half of the eggs that he picks the half of the remaining eggs

Carnage · March 8th, 2003

first person=2 eggs + 0,5
second person=1 egg +0,5
third person=0,5 egg + 0,5 =5,5 eggs???

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!SEVEN EGGS!!!!

edit:I was guessing and messing around a bit so it was an accedentily discovery...still not sure if it is correct tough

first person:0,5 +3,5 eggs=4eggs....so you still have 3 eggs...
second person:1,5 egg + 0,5 egg=2 eggs
tthird person:0,5 egg + 0,5 egg=1

Boltzmann · March 9th, 2003

I devised a simple mathematical explanation for the problem (it's pretty lame, you're all alerted, but it works

)

Note: 'x' stands for the number of eggs remaining in the basket.

To find how much eggs the last man took from the basket we use the following equation:

x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 0
1/2x = 0,5
x = 1

now for the second man, using the input from the last:

x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 1
1/2x = 1,5
x = 3

and at last the third man:

x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 3
1/2x = 3,5
x = 7

And so the number of eggs in the basket originally was 7 (remember, 'x' is the number of remaining eggs in the basket).

Live long and prosper.

Live long and prosper.

Puero · March 9th, 2003

lol i hate math (especially algebra)

Mohd · March 9th, 2003

7 eggs is the right answer

Unicron · March 9th, 2003

A truck was driving down the highway when it went through an overpass (under a bridge) the truck was too tall and got stuck. How did they get it unstuck? Probably too easy.

Valeron · March 9th, 2003

yea , hate maths too

Cant seem to find the correct answer always.
Especially the FUNCTION stuff..f(x) = blah blah blah..
u guys in US learn this too rite? what grade u learn this stuff?

Mohd · March 9th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Unicron
A truck was driving down the highway when it went through an overpass (under a bridge) the truck was too tall and got stuck. How did they get it unstuck? Probably too easy.

by dirving the truck outside the area under bridge

Boltzmann · March 9th, 2003

Greetings,

Hey I love math even though my knowledge is just a basic one. Bu I like calculus and stuff like functions f(x)=x^2, and it gets better when you have to derivate or integrate them, it's so exciting

.

As you move ever deeper into the universe's structure you find yourself surrounded by math, that's a fact.

Live long and prosper.

Syed Fawad · March 9th, 2003

Maths is may be my favourite subject, but I usually keep it away from my daily life.

(BTW, I too LOVE integration

)

As for that truck puzzle, is that really a puzzle or a real life event? :eek:

BTW, I guess the answer is to use the reverse gear

Mohd · March 9th, 2003

Anohter puzzle

In which side this wheel is moving,

Ipswitch · March 9th, 2003

Choose the best answer:

A. All of the below.
B. None of the below.
C. All of the above.
D. One of the above.
E. None of the above.
F. None of the above.

Its an excercise in logic.

and your wheel is moving through the middle.

**Kane** · March 9th, 2003

It's not. It's going back and forth between 2 frames of animation

Hanamichi · March 9th, 2003

Neither. Its moving back and forth.
And they blew the truck to pieces.

Kane beat me to it. Well shyt happens and I have to move on right?

**Kane** · March 9th, 2003

F. None of the Above

March 8th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Mohd .:: PHP King ::. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bahrain Posts: 580	Puzzle Thread Ok don't post any Puzzle until the one posted before solved. ok the here is it "There is a man on the market who is selling eggs" "Three people came to him and bought the eggs from as follow: First one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg. second one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg. Third one: he bought half of the eggs and half of one egg. And all eggs were sold after this. So how many eggs were in the bascket?? Note: Without breaking any egg." Sorry for my bad english __________________ Mohd Webs! Where Programmer Can Learn & Help .::. Mohd Forums My Email

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Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	There is no answer: 1. you can't tell how many he first starts off in, could be 100, could be 50, it doesn't say. 2. .5+.5+.5 = 1.5 he's gonna have to break an egg to give a half to everyone. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Mohd .:: PHP King ::. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bahrain Posts: 580	I know the answer and it can be done may be someone else can guess it (by the way it is very easy) __________________ Mohd Webs! Where Programmer Can Learn & Help .::. Mohd Forums My Email

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Carnage Illusion's play Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a world of lies Posts: 3,703	half of one egg+half of one egg+half of one egg=1,5 eggs so half of the eggs=0,75 so.....0,75+0,75+0,75=2,25 2,25+1,5=3,4 eggs:confused: ..................err............... or it would be:1,5 eggs+1,5eggs=3 eggs am I right? __________________ Member of the " Pessimists Club " Visit my personal Doom project (music,not the game) at Lament Of Suffering

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Mohd .:: PHP King ::. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bahrain Posts: 580	if we said 3 eggs the first one will take 1.5 and .5, so it will be two 2nd will take half of the eggs which .5 and half of one egg is .5 so it will be 1, 1+2=3 so the last one will not get anything. Sorry Wrong Answer try again __________________ Mohd Webs! Where Programmer Can Learn & Help .::. Mohd Forums My Email

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Carnage Illusion's play Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a world of lies Posts: 3,703	oh....you should post that every time a person picks the half of the eggs that he picks the half of the remaining eggs __________________ Member of the " Pessimists Club " Visit my personal Doom project (music,not the game) at Lament Of Suffering

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Carnage Illusion's play Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a world of lies Posts: 3,703	first person=2 eggs + 0,5 second person=1 egg +0,5 third person=0,5 egg + 0,5 =5,5 eggs??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!SEVEN EGGS!!!! edit:I was guessing and messing around a bit so it was an accedentily discovery...still not sure if it is correct tough first person:0,5 +3,5 eggs=4eggs....so you still have 3 eggs... second person:1,5 egg + 0,5 egg=2 eggs tthird person:0,5 egg + 0,5 egg=1 __________________ Member of the " Pessimists Club " Visit my personal Doom project (music,not the game) at Lament Of Suffering Last edited by Carnage; March 8th, 2003 at 21:13.

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	I devised a simple mathematical explanation for the problem (it's pretty lame, you're all alerted, but it works ) Note: 'x' stands for the number of eggs remaining in the basket. To find how much eggs the last man took from the basket we use the following equation: x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 0 1/2x = 0,5 x = 1 now for the second man, using the input from the last: x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 1 1/2x = 1,5 x = 3 and at last the third man: x - 1/2x - 0,5 = 3 1/2x = 3,5 x = 7 And so the number of eggs in the basket originally was 7 (remember, 'x' is the number of remaining eggs in the basket). Live long and prosper. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia

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Puero Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Vancouver. Canada Posts: 163	lol i hate math (especially algebra) __________________

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Mohd .:: PHP King ::. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bahrain Posts: 580	7 eggs is the right answer __________________ Mohd Webs! Where Programmer Can Learn & Help .::. Mohd Forums My Email

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Unicron Git er done Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA GO us! Posts: 2,828	A truck was driving down the highway when it went through an overpass (under a bridge) the truck was too tall and got stuck. How did they get it unstuck? Probably too easy. __________________ It is the soldier, not the court, that has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protestor the freedom he abuses to burn that flag. -Senator Zell Miller

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Valeron Breathe Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 1,378	yea , hate maths too Cant seem to find the correct answer always. Especially the FUNCTION stuff..f(x) = blah blah blah.. u guys in US learn this too rite? what grade u learn this stuff? __________________ Pentium 4 2.4ghz , Gigabyte GA-8SR533P motherboard , Apacer 512 DDR266 Ram , MSI GF4 Ti4200 , Sound Blaster Live! Audigy DE , 60gb Maxtor Hard Disk , SONY 40x CD 16x DVD Rom ,SONY 8x/4x/32x Burner ,19" 300lbs Colour Monitor , Altec-Lansing Speaker , Proton Putra 1.8 EXi :guitar:

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, Hey I love math even though my knowledge is just a basic one. Bu I like calculus and stuff like functions f(x)=x^2, and it gets better when you have to derivate or integrate them, it's so exciting . As you move ever deeper into the universe's structure you find yourself surrounded by math, that's a fact. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia

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Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	Choose the best answer: A. All of the below. B. None of the below. C. All of the above. D. One of the above. E. None of the above. F. None of the above. Its an excercise in logic. and your wheel is moving through the middle.

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	It's not. It's going back and forth between 2 frames of animation __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	F. None of the Above __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Hanamichi Crotally Tazy Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 4,573	Neither. Its moving back and forth. And they blew the truck to pieces. Kane beat me to it. Well shyt happens and I have to move on right?

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