[Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
Todd Tavares
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:26:19 -0500
Hint: the fourth guard got 20 apples lol.
I swear this is the way the riddle was written. Actually it was a refresher question in my wifes college math class.
Hint: it is like the one about the 3 salesmen that shared a hotel room for $30.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:03:20 -0400
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> sure
>
> MJM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
>
>
> > These are real apples...lol
> >
> > I tried overthinking it at first too....
> >
> >
> > hints?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:53:49 -0400
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> >
> >
> > > I am assuming apples are integers here, no mention of a knife and talk a bite out of a bribe would lead is just to much of a pun
> to
> > > think about :-), now are we talking about "real" apples :-) and is it solvable with precision :-) and maybe I should not talk
> about
> > > precision boating here :-)
> > >
> > > MJM
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark@kaynor.org>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > >
> > >
> > > > but 1/2 of 3 = 1.5 less one would leave him w/ 1/2 apple....
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:39 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > sorry miss the "one" make that a 2^x-1 pattern
> > > > >
> > > > > 255 127 63 31 15 7 3 1
> > > > >
> > > > > MJM
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW can someone carry that many apples?
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:30 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > should never ask a computer programmer a binary question :-)
> > > > > > 2^7 or 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > MJM
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:11 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Not much chatter today so I will ask a riddle...if it's ok.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A boy went into an orchard to steal some apples. On the way out
> > > > he passed seven guards which stopped and questioned him.
> > > > > > Each time he was stopped by one of the seven guards, he had to bribe
> > > > the guard with half of the remaining apples plus one. If
> > > > > > after stopping for the seven guards, he left the orchard with only one
> > > > apple, how many did he start with?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Todd
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > PS There is a solution. some may get it right off...it took me about
> > > > 10 minutes to figure it out.
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