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love_vapor · 10-26-2004, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan.

This train is on a triangular-shaped track, so there are three points; point A, point B and point C. The three tracks are identical in length, and are all on a flat surface. To get from point A to B, it takes one hour twenty minutes. To get from B to C, it takes eighty minutes. To get from C to A, it takes one hour twenty minutes. Why does the time taken differ on the B-C track?

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A farmer has to get a sack of corn, a chicken, and a fox across a river. The farmer is only able to bring one of the above items along with him at a time. The only problem is if he leaves the fox alone with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken, and if he leaves the chicken along the corn sack, then the chicken will eat the corn sack. How does the farmer get all 3 items across safely?

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A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves. Why?

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It's more powerful than God.
It's more evil than the devil.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you'll die.
What am I

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A man is lying dead with a backpack on, face down in the desert. His entire front half is crushed. What happened to him?

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The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it?

i don't kno how to make my font black but i kno the answers to like more than half of them :'(

Koumori · 10-26-2004, 11:33 PM

Yay, all my puzzles were solved! Must come back when I think of more. Oh and by the way, just to confirm

Divide 30 by half and add 10: [12 because half of 30 is 15 and then you add ten] Sorry all, just wanted you to think out of the box.

Ping pong puzzle: [fill it with water so it'll float to the top (and yes, ping pongs are less dense than water)]

Euge · 10-27-2004, 12:37 AM

a) Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?

b) A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive?

c) Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99.

16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99

d) A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number?

e) I have five letters and five addressed envelopes. If I place the letters in the envelopes at random, what are the chances that only four letters are in their correct envelopes?

f) Beth is 16 years younger than Jo. In 10 years time Jo will be twice as old as Beth. How old are they now?

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The cryptogram posted before is hurting my brain. Seriosly hurting

hehe

Cuthbert · 10-27-2004, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugenia

a) Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?

b) A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive?

c) Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99.

16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99

d) A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number?

e) I have five letters and five addressed envelopes. If I place the letters in the envelopes at random, what are the chances that only four letters are in their correct envelopes?

f) Beth is 16 years younger than Jo. In 10 years time Jo will be twice as old as Beth. How old are they now?

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The cryptogram posted before is hurting my brain. Seriosly hurting

hehe

Woooooooooooooooooooooooah, my head is spinning!!

The answer to (e) is 0, if 4 of the letters are inthe correct envelope, then the last one must also be in the correct envelope. But the others are seriously hurting me!

Shivercide · 10-27-2004, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugenia

a) Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?

b) A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive?

c) Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99.

16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99

d) A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number?

e) I have five letters and five addressed envelopes. If I place the letters in the envelopes at random, what are the chances that only four letters are in their correct envelopes?

f) Beth is 16 years younger than Jo. In 10 years time Jo will be twice as old as Beth. How old are they now?

a) [18]

b) [3,000,000 (I think that is right. Don't smite me if I'm wrong. ;))]

c) [16 x 12 ÷ 2 + 3 = 99]

d) [45]

e) [None. Fweddie already explained it. An honest riddle. :)]

f) [6 and 22 years old.]

nitecrawl3r · 10-27-2004, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugenia

c) Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99.

16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99

[16 x 12 / 2 + 3 = 99]

I haven't worked on the others yet

Edit: And Steph just beat me to it.

Euge · 10-27-2004, 01:42 AM

Well Stephi, you got them all right.

Darko · 10-27-2004, 11:56 AM

You are in a room in a building. There are only two rooms in the building, and there are no windows in either room. The room you are in has three switches, which operate three light bulbs in the other room.You need to deduce which switch operates which light bulb. You may only enter the other room once. How is this possible?

A mountain goat attempts to scale a cliff sixty feet high. Every minute, the goat bounds upward three feet but slips back two.
How long does it take for the goat to reach the top?

ryan. · 10-27-2004, 12:24 PM

You are in a room in a building. There are only two rooms in the building, and there are no windows in either room. The room you are in has three switches, which operate three light bulbs in the other room.You need to deduce which switch operates which light bulb. You may only enter the other room once. How is this possible?

[Alright, this gets confusing, but here we go. Turn two switches on, leave them on for a while, then switch one off. Enter the room with the lights, there will be one light on, so that is obviously the switch you left on. Feel the other two light bulbs, and the one that feels slightly warmer than the other is operated by the switch you turned on and off.]

Wow, I rule. That is, if I'm right.

A mountain goat attempts to scale a cliff sixty feet high. Every minute, the goat bounds upward three feet but slips back two.
How long does it take for the goat to reach the top?
[A similar one was done before. Every minute it goes up one foot in total, so at 57 minutes, it will be three feet from the top. If it takes it one minute to climb three feet, I guess the answer is 58.]

Euge · 10-27-2004, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Muenks

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[WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TRY AND BE REAL. AND I FEEL ALONE, AND WE'RE NOT TOGETHER. AND THAT IS REAL]

10-27-2004, 12:37 AM	#153 (permalink)
Euge .:: She-Wolf ::. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 2,577 Points: 3,224.90 Bank: 45,953.20 Total Points: 49,178.10 Donate	a) Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick? b) A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive? c) Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99. 16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99 d) A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number? e) I have five letters and five addressed envelopes. If I place the letters in the envelopes at random, what are the chances that only four letters are in their correct envelopes? f) Beth is 16 years younger than Jo. In 10 years time Jo will be twice as old as Beth. How old are they now? ---- The cryptogram posted before is hurting my brain. Seriosly hurting hehe __________________

10-27-2004, 01:42 AM	#157 (permalink)
Euge .:: She-Wolf ::. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 2,577 Points: 3,224.90 Bank: 45,953.20 Total Points: 49,178.10 Donate	Well Stephi, you got them all right. __________________

10-27-2004, 11:56 AM	#158 (permalink)
Darko Poetry Queen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Age: 18 Posts: 1,124 Points: 8,234.83 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 8,234.83 Donate	You are in a room in a building. There are only two rooms in the building, and there are no windows in either room. The room you are in has three switches, which operate three light bulbs in the other room.You need to deduce which switch operates which light bulb. You may only enter the other room once. How is this possible? A mountain goat attempts to scale a cliff sixty feet high. Every minute, the goat bounds upward three feet but slips back two. How long does it take for the goat to reach the top? __________________ .stretch it like it's a birth squeeze.

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10-26-2004, 11:33 PM	#152 (permalink)
Koumori Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 18 Posts: 32 Points: 1,542.04 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,542.04 Donate	Yay, all my puzzles were solved! Must come back when I think of more. Oh and by the way, just to confirm Divide 30 by half and add 10: [12 because half of 30 is 15 and then you add ten] Sorry all, just wanted you to think out of the box. Ping pong puzzle: [fill it with water so it'll float to the top (and yes, ping pongs are less dense than water)]

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ryan. Member of the Banned PERMA BANNED Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hellhole, United Kingdom Assholeness: 100% Age: 23 Posts: 361 Points: 198.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 198.00 Donate	You are in a room in a building. There are only two rooms in the building, and there are no windows in either room. The room you are in has three switches, which operate three light bulbs in the other room.You need to deduce which switch operates which light bulb. You may only enter the other room once. How is this possible? [Alright, this gets confusing, but here we go. Turn two switches on, leave them on for a while, then switch one off. Enter the room with the lights, there will be one light on, so that is obviously the switch you left on. Feel the other two light bulbs, and the one that feels slightly warmer than the other is operated by the switch you turned on and off.] Wow, I rule. That is, if I'm right. A mountain goat attempts to scale a cliff sixty feet high. Every minute, the goat bounds upward three feet but slips back two. How long does it take for the goat to reach the top? [A similar one was done before. Every minute it goes up one foot in total, so at 57 minutes, it will be three feet from the top. If it takes it one minute to climb three feet, I guess the answer is 58.]

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