How can you give someone $63 using six bills, without using any one dollar bills? :shrug:
p.s. kotysdad, you get it quick...we'll go all night. LOL
p.s. kotysdad, you get it quick...we'll go all night. LOL
ECON riddle....
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...nice... another? :shrug:
If five thousand, five hundred five dollars is written as $5,505, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written? :shrug:
...quickly, boyz.
If five thousand, five hundred five dollars is written as $5,505, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written? :shrug:
...quickly, boyz.
winner!
another? :shrug:
You are on a ship, over the side hangs a rope ladder with half meter rungs. The tide rises a half meter per hour. At the end of five hours, how much of the ladder will remain above the water assuming that nine rungs were above the water when the tide began to rise? :shrug:
p.s. where's the math man?
another? :shrug:
You are on a ship, over the side hangs a rope ladder with half meter rungs. The tide rises a half meter per hour. At the end of five hours, how much of the ladder will remain above the water assuming that nine rungs were above the water when the tide began to rise? :shrug:
p.s. where's the math man?
Trampled Underfoot said:
I thought the same thing. I assume $2 bills are against the rules to use?
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- Feb 26, 2001
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- Feb 26, 2001
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WINNER!!!
WINNER!!!
another? :shrug:
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
WINNER!!!
KotysDad said:Still 9 rungs...they rise with the tide and the boat
another? :shrug:
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
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Re: WINNER!!!
Re: WINNER!!!
A pound is a pound is a pound.
Here is one for ya:
Express the number 100 using 4 nines.
Re: WINNER!!!
A pound is a pound is a pound.
Here is one for ya:
Express the number 100 using 4 nines.
If you know this one already don't screw up the mental torture of others by posting the answer.
"U2" has a concert that starts in 17 minutes and they must all cross a bridge to get there. All four men begin on the same side of the bridge.
You must help them across to the other side. It is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them. The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc. Each band member walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower man's pace:
Bono: - 1 minute to cross
Edge: - 2 minutes to cross
Adam: - 5 minutes to cross
Larry: - 10 minutes to cross
For example: if Bono and Larry walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed when they get to the other side of the bridge. If Larry then returns with the flashlight, a total of 20 minutes have passed and you have failed the mission.
Notes: There is no trick behind this. It is the simple movement of resources in the appropriate order. There are two known answers to this problem.
This is based on a question Microsoft gives to all prospective employees. Microsoft expects you to answer this question in under 5 minutes!
Good Luck!
"U2" has a concert that starts in 17 minutes and they must all cross a bridge to get there. All four men begin on the same side of the bridge.
You must help them across to the other side. It is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them. The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc. Each band member walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower man's pace:
Bono: - 1 minute to cross
Edge: - 2 minutes to cross
Adam: - 5 minutes to cross
Larry: - 10 minutes to cross
For example: if Bono and Larry walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed when they get to the other side of the bridge. If Larry then returns with the flashlight, a total of 20 minutes have passed and you have failed the mission.
Notes: There is no trick behind this. It is the simple movement of resources in the appropriate order. There are two known answers to this problem.
This is based on a question Microsoft gives to all prospective employees. Microsoft expects you to answer this question in under 5 minutes!
Good Luck!
Re: Re: WINNER!!!
Re: Re: WINNER!!!
1.) A pound of feathers. Some would say a pound is a pound, but the fact is: Gold is a precious metal and is therefore weighed in the Troy system of measurement. This means that a pound of gold weighs only 12 oz and a pound of feathers weighs 16 oz.
2.) 99/.99 :nono:
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KotysDad said:
1.) A pound of feathers. Some would say a pound is a pound, but the fact is: Gold is a precious metal and is therefore weighed in the Troy system of measurement. This means that a pound of gold weighs only 12 oz and a pound of feathers weighs 16 oz.
2.) 99/.99 :nono:
an old one....
an old one....
Three guys walk into town. They go into a hotel and ask for a room they can share. The clerk has just the thing they want for thirty dollars. The clerk sends them to the room, takes out the ledger, and realizes that he made a mistake. The room costs only twenty-five dollars. Now he has to divide five dollars evenly three ways. Can't be done. So the clerk pockets two dollars, tells the guys that he made a three dollar mistakeand gives them each a single. Now, each man paid only nine dollars for his share of the room. Nine times three equals twenty seven, plus the two in the clerk's pocket equals twenty nine. Where's the other dollar? :shrug:
an old one....
Three guys walk into town. They go into a hotel and ask for a room they can share. The clerk has just the thing they want for thirty dollars. The clerk sends them to the room, takes out the ledger, and realizes that he made a mistake. The room costs only twenty-five dollars. Now he has to divide five dollars evenly three ways. Can't be done. So the clerk pockets two dollars, tells the guys that he made a three dollar mistakeand gives them each a single. Now, each man paid only nine dollars for his share of the room. Nine times three equals twenty seven, plus the two in the clerk's pocket equals twenty nine. Where's the other dollar? :shrug:
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...before i thought about it "carefully" :drinky: ...i started to say 99.99%, but ya know.... LMAO
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KotysDad said:
...before i thought about it "carefully" :drinky: ...i started to say 99.99%, but ya know.... LMAO
Re: an old one....
Re: an old one....
That hotel problem is a great puzzle. I will refrain from writing out the answer. Its one worth chewing on for awhile instead of just seeing the answer. That dollar will drive you crazy LOL
Re: an old one....
That hotel problem is a great puzzle. I will refrain from writing out the answer. Its one worth chewing on for awhile instead of just seeing the answer. That dollar will drive you crazy LOL
