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Fly_On_Wall
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question #2
the person in the picture is the person holding the picture
the person in the picture is the person holding the picture
Shockdoctor
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Re: Re: Alright, kids, bend your minds around these!
Um, can you explain the reasoning behind this one? Thanks.
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Um, can you explain the reasoning behind this one? Thanks.
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Re: Re: Re: Alright, kids, bend your minds around these!
I used Excel to simplify it for me, but here's how to start.
Write down all combinations for the 3 ages that add up to 13 and figure out what the product of the three would be. Listing the youngest kid first, the table looks something like this:
1 x 1 x 11 = 11
1 x 2 x 10 = 20
1 x 3 x 9 = 27
Keep doing that until you get all combinations (make sure you don't double count any combinations, like 2x4x7 and 4x2x7).
Here's the important part - the information provided in the first part wasn't enough to tell him the ages of the kids. That means that whatever age he is must have had more than one combination. The only product that appears twice is 36 (2x2x9 and 1x6x6).
Now, since he mentioned the oldest child you know that there is a singular oldest kid. Therefore, the 1x6x6 is out.
That leaves 2x2x9 as the only valid combination.
Shockdoctor said:
I used Excel to simplify it for me, but here's how to start.
Write down all combinations for the 3 ages that add up to 13 and figure out what the product of the three would be. Listing the youngest kid first, the table looks something like this:
1 x 1 x 11 = 11
1 x 2 x 10 = 20
1 x 3 x 9 = 27
Keep doing that until you get all combinations (make sure you don't double count any combinations, like 2x4x7 and 4x2x7).
Here's the important part - the information provided in the first part wasn't enough to tell him the ages of the kids. That means that whatever age he is must have had more than one combination. The only product that appears twice is 36 (2x2x9 and 1x6x6).
Now, since he mentioned the oldest child you know that there is a singular oldest kid. Therefore, the 1x6x6 is out.
That leaves 2x2x9 as the only valid combination.
Fly_On_Wall
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the answer too mine were
#3, ride each other's horse, that way if you come in first your horse came in last and you win and get to marrie the princes
#4. the princess writes a letter and puts it in a box and locks it, now only she has the key so how does the prince get ther letter?
the guard brings him the locked box, and he puts on a second lock that only he has a key to, the box goes back to the princess where she takes off herlock, then the box returns to the prince, now he can take off his lock and get the letter out.
see now wasn't that simple lol.
#3, ride each other's horse, that way if you come in first your horse came in last and you win and get to marrie the princes
#4. the princess writes a letter and puts it in a box and locks it, now only she has the key so how does the prince get ther letter?
the guard brings him the locked box, and he puts on a second lock that only he has a key to, the box goes back to the princess where she takes off herlock, then the box returns to the prince, now he can take off his lock and get the letter out.
see now wasn't that simple lol.
Shockdoctor
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That's too much work to get a letter. Never would have thought of that one Fly.
I was on the right track with the with number 10, but I was only looking at the first letter of each name. Doh!
I will try to answer some of them today, yesterday I didn't have enough free time to do any of them.
I was on the right track with the with number 10, but I was only looking at the first letter of each name. Doh!
I will try to answer some of them today, yesterday I didn't have enough free time to do any of them.
Shockdoctor
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Ok, I need a hint on #7
Shockdoctor
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My guess for #7 is that the number is: 6210001000
you got:
6 zero's
2 one's
1 two
1 six
is that right?
*edited because the keys on my keyboard move on me while I am typing*
you got:
6 zero's
2 one's
1 two
1 six
is that right?
*edited because the keys on my keyboard move on me while I am typing*
Shockdoctor
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*bratcat* said:I gave away too much in my hint, right?
It did help quite a bit, but it didn't give it away.
Shockdoctor
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Ok Bratcat, I am stumped on the last 3.
Anybody else still working on these?
Any chance I can see the solutions?
Anybody else still working on these?
Any chance I can see the solutions?
