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Post by Synonym on Mar 29, 2013 20:03:06 GMT
I know the answer but it is a little tricky to explain.
They gave £30 out of which £5 was meant to be given back. Only £3 of it was. By saying that £29 has been accounted for the question has taken the original £30 and subtracted £3 of the £5 meant to be given back, then added the remaining £2 due back when it should have been subtracted along with the £3.
So they gave £30 and were overcharged £5. With £3 given back they paid £27 and were overcharged by £2. So now it is £2 that needs to be accounted for, not £3, and we know where that went.
Another problem is what exactly the charge per person should have been. £25/3?
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Post by Hunny on Mar 29, 2013 20:22:44 GMT
You are correct. Wow, you're really cleaning up on this game. You went from zero points to now being in second place scoresCongratulations!
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Post by Hunny on Apr 10, 2013 13:36:55 GMT
____________________________ This month: solve the weekly riddle and be the first to post the correct answer,and win two points! (current scores) Here's our brain teaser for this week. It's not hard, you just have to be first to answer, to get the points:Dee Septor, the famous magician, claimed to be able to throw a ping-pong ball so that it would go a short distance, come to a complete stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball off any object, or tie anything to it. How could he perform this trick?
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 10, 2013 14:00:34 GMT
The chickens are carrying a torch??? How many chickens are there to begin with? Wait.....I don't think I understand the question?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2013 19:25:32 GMT
____________________________ This month: solve the weekly riddle and be the first to post the correct answer,and win two points! (current scores) Here's our brain teaser for this week. It's not hard, you just have to be first to answer, to get the points:Dee Septor, the famous magician, claimed to be able to throw a ping-pong ball so that it would go a short distance, come to a complete stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball off any object, or tie anything to it. How could he perform this trick?
He thru it up in the air.
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Post by synonym on Apr 12, 2013 16:58:27 GMT
Would that cause the ball to reverse itself though. It is gravity, not the ball, that is causing the direction change.
Throw the ball across a surface in such a way that it has reverse spin on it. Eventually it will come to a stop as the spin counteracts the forward motion, then come back at you once the reverse spin has taken hold.
Then it is the spin of the ball that does the reversing, ie it is some property of the ball itself that causes it to reverse, as opposed to gravity which is an external reason for it reversing.
As for the chickens there were four, one for each time, and yes they can carry torches.
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Post by Hunny on Apr 12, 2013 17:07:56 GMT
____________________________ This month: solve the weekly riddle and be the first to post the correct answer,and win two points! (current scores) Here's our brain teaser for this week. It's not hard, you just have to be first to answer, to get the points:Dee Septor, the famous magician, claimed to be able to throw a ping-pong ball so that it would go a short distance, come to a complete stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball off any object, or tie anything to it. How could he perform this trick?
He thru it up in the air. This is true. He threw it up in the air. Two points for you my friend. ( scores)
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Post by Hunny on Apr 12, 2013 17:10:13 GMT
Would that cause the ball to reverse itself though. It is gravity, not the ball, that is causing the direction change. Throw the ball across a surface in such a way that it has reverse spin on it. Eventually it will come to a stop as the spin counteracts the forward motion, then come back at you once the reverse spin has taken hold. Then it is the spin of the ball that does the reversing, ie it is some property of the ball itself that causes it to reverse, as opposed to gravity which is an external reason for it reversing. As for the chickens there were four, one for each time, and yes they can carry torches. That was well thought out! But the official answer is he threw it up in the air.
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Post by synonym on Apr 13, 2013 9:42:39 GMT
Never mind. Hunny could you do me a favour and add the karma from my original account onto that of this account (44)? The new board would not recognise the old account or let me log into it, so I had to reregister. No problem if you can't.
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Post by Hunny on Apr 13, 2013 11:27:33 GMT
Never mind. Hunny could you do me a favour and add the karma from my original account onto that of this account (44)? The new board would not recognise the old account or let me log into it, so I had to reregister. No problem if you can't. N0 problem, Syn. Glad you didnt take no for an answer and got back in anyway. Did you try this though? "If you're finding you're unable to log in, follow these instructions carefully:
1 - you have to make an account AT PROBOARDS ( support.proboards.com/ ) 2 - then try and log into A Bit of This and A Bit of That normally, and it will ask you for the password from that PROBOARDS ACCOUNT you just made. Enter it, and it will say "you successfully upgraded your account", and you'll get in.
Sorry, it's an annoying procedure. But it does work.
(*TIP: When you make that Proboards account, use the same password there as you use here. It will better ensure that you'll be able to log in.)"...I dont suppose it matters to do that now, as I managed also to restore your post count
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Post by synonym on Apr 13, 2013 13:10:50 GMT
I think I'll pass but thanks anyway,. Can't think of any reason to return to the old account or go through that rigmarole now that you have restored the stats (thanks).
Three Masters of Logic wanted to find out who was the wisest amongst them. So they turned to their Grand Master, asking to resolve their dispute. “Easy,” the old sage said. "I will blindfold you and paint either red, or blue dot on each man’s forehead. When I take your blindfolds off, if you see at least one red dot, raise your hand. The one, who guesses the color of the dot on his forehead first, wins." And so it was said, and so it was done. The Grand Master blindfolded the three contestants and painted red dots on every one. When he took their blindfolds off, all three men raised their hands as the rules required, and sat in silence pondering. Finally, one of them said: "I have a red dot on my forehead." How did he guess?
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Post by Hunny on Apr 15, 2013 11:57:35 GMT
I don't honestly know. If you draw a triangle of the three of them and theorize about who each actually saw, one (he) could still be left out (no dot seen). So I dont know.
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Post by synonym on Apr 16, 2013 11:35:56 GMT
It's a tricky one. I think the solution is along the following lines (I'm writing it from memory). He saw two reds and so if he had had a blue dot on his forehead then the other two would have seen one red and one blue dot. As the other two are wise he knew that they would then reason along the following lines. "I see one red and one blue, and if I had had a blue dot then the person with the red dot would be seeing two blues and wouldn't have his hand up. Therefore I must have a red dot". But since that did not happen the first wise one knew that the others did not both see one red and one blue. Ergo he must have a red dot on his forehead also.
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Post by sadie1263 on Apr 16, 2013 20:18:44 GMT
I would claim I was color blind.
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