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Puzzles
Mar 2, 2013 22:34:10 GMT -5
Post by Taylor (Admin) on Mar 2, 2013 22:34:10 GMT -5
Just thought we should have a thread where people can throw any puzzles they may create. May the puzzling begin!
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bumbumbummuffins
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Hi. I can write. I can play clarinet and I don't know if I can sing, but I don't think so.
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Puzzles
Mar 2, 2013 23:47:58 GMT -5
Post by bumbumbummuffins on Mar 2, 2013 23:47:58 GMT -5
I actually have a whole book of puzzles. Here's a couple
1. A water lily doubles it's surface area every two years. At the end of ten years, it has covered an entire pond. If there are two water lilies how much time will it take to cover the pond entirely?
2. On your way to a tournament you meet six knights, who each have six squires. Each squire is accompanied by two horses and two children sit on each of those horses. How many people and animals are going to the tournament?
ANSWERS 1.9 years. Each water lily doubles it's surface area by a year. The water lily that will completely cover the pond in ten years will cover half the pond by nine years. The second water lily also covers half, therefor covering it completely.
2. One. You are the only one headed to the tournament!
If you need any more I have a whole book of them
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Post by thedovelover on Mar 3, 2013 6:00:01 GMT -5
I have a good one. Q. This picture shows four people with different coloured hats on, two white and two black. The last one is separated by a wall, through which no one can see. They are all facing the way the arrows are pointing. They are stuck there, and in two minutes they will die, if they can't guess the colour of their hat. If they guess wrong, then they will die instantly. After 1:36, one person guessed the colour of their hat correctly. Who was this? A. The inner white one. If he/she had a black cap, then the end person would know that he had to have a white cap, as both the black ones are taken. However, since he didn't say anything and didn't know, the white cap knew his hat had to be the opposite colour to the person in front, which was black. Attachments:
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