Painted Chips

Forums: Riddles
Email this Topic • Print this Page

You are walking through the jungles of Borneo when you are attacked and kidnapped by a tribe of natives. They will either let you go or eat you, depending on if you can do a simple task. They take you to a hut and blind fold you. On the floor before you like 435 chips made of bone, painted red on one side (with the blood of explorers like yourself). Currently, 173 are facing up red. Your task (while blindfolded) is to make two piles of chips, each containing an equal number of red chips. Will you go free or are you dinner? Twisted Evil

Topic Stats
Top Replies
Link to this Topic

Type: Discussion • Score: 0 • Views: 645 • Replies: 8

No top replies

I saw that thoh. Made a switch did ya Laughing

Riddle: I will go free, how about you? btw nice to see you again Very Happy

0 Replies

I would put 15 chips in each pile because that's how many rounds are in my clip.

When they freed me and asked me why I put 15 in each pile, then they would find out.

0 Replies

Separate 173 chips from the rest, and turn them all over.

0 Replies

markr wrote:

Separate 173 chips from the rest, and turn them all over.

i should have said ur not allowed to answer Laughing

right now there is one pile that contains 173 red chips and 262 (435-173) white chips

count out any 173 chips. that pile will contain r red chips and w white chips, leaving 173-r red chips and 262-w white chips in the old pile

turn over all 173 new chips and u will have w red chips and r white chips, but r+w = 173, so w=173-r, so u have 173-r red chips in the new pile

0 Replies

Actually, you changed the premise of your riddle at least three times now.

As originally worded, the simple answer would be to make two piles of one chip each and just throw the rest away.

0 Replies

cjhsa wrote:

Actually, you changed the premise of your riddle at least three times now.

As originally worded, the simple answer would be to make two piles of one chip each and just throw the rest away.

too risky, what if u picked one white chip and one red chip?

0 Replies

Again, you twisted your own premise.

You said ALL of them were painted red on one side.

Any questions? I'd like to see my attorney now.

0 Replies

cjhsa wrote:

Again, you twisted your own premise.

You said ALL of them were painted red on one side.

Any questions? I'd like to see my attorney now.

i did not
they're painted red on one side, therefore they're white on the other, and only some are facing up red, therefore others are facing up white

0 Replies

Painted Chips

Related Topics

Quick Links

My Account

able2know