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The worlds first riddle!

 
 
Francis
 
  1  
Reply Wed 13 Jul, 2005 02:22 pm
Tryagain wrote:

Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters

I am Question


gone with that...

Frankly, dear, I dont give a damn.
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Wed 13 Jul, 2005 04:23 pm
OpERaTiOn

Six
1,1,24
1,2,12
1.3.8
1,4,6
2,2,6
2.3.4

n=13
17mod(13)=30mod(13)=4

5n+4(4+1)/2=100
n=18
18,19,20,21,22

45^2=2025
44^2=1936
2025 is closer to 1985
so 45

Castles ??

Voiceless Wind

Glittering Points--Stalagtites

I've seen this one worked and all I'll say is "I'll buy that for a buck." Hint--it's a reverse substitution to a common code.

Rap
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Iamacheater
 
  1  
Reply Thu 14 Jul, 2005 08:10 am
I build up castles.
I tear down mountains.
I make some men blind,
I help others to see.

Sand or Silcia (glass)
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Tryagain
 
  1  
Reply Thu 14 Jul, 2005 01:44 pm
Francis, you are trickier than a bag full of pole cats. Wind it is. Cool Happy Bastille day. Razz

What does this mean
"O_ER_T_O_"

Rap:

OpERaTiOn Shocked

Yes, that is the word. What does that word with missing bits mean?


Six Cool
1,1,24
1,2,12
1.3.8
1,4,6
2,2,6
2.3.4

Four ways, if you require 3 distinct numbers: Two more with duplication.


n=13 Cool
17mod(13)=30mod(13)=4

5n+4(4+1)/2=100
n=18 Cool
18,19,20,21,22

45^2=2025
44^2=1936
2025 is closer to 1985
so 45 Cool

Castles ?? (Sand) Cool

Voiceless Wind Cool

Glittering Points--Stalactites (If you want it hanging, if you want it with a ?'g' Stalagmite, from the floor. I guess it is about the same thing ?'Icicle') Laughing

I've seen this one worked and all I'll say is "I'll buy that for a buck." Hint--it's a reverse substitution to a common code. Cool


G'day Iamacheater.

build up castles.
I tear down mountains.
I make some men blind,
I help others to see.

Sand or Silcia (glass) Cool

Fair dinkum. Laughing

Mark, I am sorry for laughing just because you can't speak Algebra. Come back, all is forgiven. :wink:




When a natural number is multiplied by itself, the result is a square number. Some examples of square numbers are 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25. How many square numbers are there between 1,000 and 2,000 Question


The four-digit number A 5 5 B is divisible by 36. What is the sum of A and B Question


The result of multiplying a natural number by itself is a square number. For example 1, 4, 9, and 16 are each square numbers because 1x1 = 1, 2x2 = 4, 3x3 = 9, and 4x4 = 16. What year in the 20th century (the years 1901 through 2000) was a square number Question


The product of two whole numbers is 10,000. If neither number contains a zero digit, what are the two numbers Question


Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking

I am Question



Each morning I appear
To lie at your feet,
All day I will follow
No matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish
In the midday sun.

I am Question


Three lives have I.
Gentle enough to soothe the skin,
Light enough to caress the sky,
Hard enough to crack rocks.

I am Question
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yitwail
 
  1  
Reply Thu 14 Jul, 2005 03:59 pm
Three lives have I.
Gentle enough to soothe the skin,
Light enough to caress the sky,
Hard enough to crack rocks.

I am Question

water (liquid, vapor, ice)
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markr
 
  1  
Reply Thu 14 Jul, 2005 04:20 pm
painless operation

SQUARES
13

A55B
8 (6552, 2556)

SQUARE YEAR
1936 = 44*44

10000
8, 125

That was linear algebra, not algebra :mad: :wink:
I only had one course in linear algebra, and it didn't excite me.

You'll have to try harder to get me to stay away. However, I don't submit answers if the correct ones have already been sumitted unless I have something new to add. Rap's got a few time zones on me.
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Thu 14 Jul, 2005 04:43 pm
13 square #'s

Sum is 8

1936

8*625

Each morning I appear--shadow

These were crip. What were the answers to the vector problems?

Rap
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 05:24 am
we both blew 10000 markr

10000=100^2=10^4=2^4*5^4

2^4=16
&
5^4=625

16*625=10000

now both our foreheads are sloped together.

Rap
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Tryagain
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 08:25 am
Yitwail:

Three lives have I.
Gentle enough to soothe the skin,
Light enough to caress the sky,
Hard enough to crack rocks.

I am

water Cool


Mark:

SQUARES
13 Cool

A55B
8 (6552, 2556) Cool

SQUARE YEAR
1936 = 44*44 Cool


The product of two whole numbers is 10,000. If neither number contains a zero digit, what are the two numbers


10000
8, 125 Shocked

Ten Thousand - 16 and 625.




"That was linear algebra, not algebra"

Sure, I was outta line. :wink:


"Rap's got a few time zones on me."

Look's like I will have to post AM/PM. On the other hand, have you thought of moving? Laughing


Rap:

13 square #'s Cool

Sum is 8 Cool

1936 Cool

8*625 Shocked

Each morning I appear?-shadow Cool


"These were cr'I'p." Confused

Do you mean ?'a'?
A reference to time?
A member of a LA gang whose color is blue?


"What were the answers to the vector problems?"

Can you be a little more specific? Date or page appreciated.

Late breaking news:

"10000=100^2=10^4=2^4*5^4

2^4=16
&
5^4=625

16*625=10000 "

True, so very true. Razz





A certain natural number is divisible by 3 and also by 5. When the number is divided by 7, the remainder is 4. What is the smallest number that satisfies these conditions Question


A4273B is a six-digit number in which A and B are digits, and the number is divisible by 72 without remainder. What is the value of A and the value of B Question


Of three numbers, two are 1/2 and 1/3. What should the third number be so that the average of all three is 1 Question


Consecutive numbers are natural numbers that follow in order as in the case of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Find three (Or, even one) consecutive numbers whose product is 15,600. Question


What is its value of the expression below in simplest form Question
( 5 1/3 - 2 ½ ) + ( 5 ½ - 3 1/3 )


We are five little objects of an everyday sort
you will find us all in a tennis court

We are Question


I go around in circles,
But always straight ahead
Never complain,
No matter where I am led.

I am Question





Of no use to one.
Yet absolute bliss to two.
The small boy gets it for nothing.
The young man has to lie for it.
The old man has to buy it.
The baby's right,
The lover's privilege,
The hypocrite's mask.
To the young girl, faith;
To the married woman, hope;
To the old maid, charity.

What am I Question

Doh!
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yitwail
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 09:03 am
I go around in circles,
But always straight ahead
Never complain,
No matter where I am led.

I am Question

a bowling ball, perhaps
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markr
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 09:42 am
3/5/7
60

A4273B
A=5
B=6

THREE NUMBERS
13/6

15,600
24, 25, 26

SIMPLEST FORM
5

FIVE LITTLE OBJECTS
the vowels
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markr
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 09:45 am
raprap wrote:
we both blew 10000 markr

10000=100^2=10^4=2^4*5^4

2^4=16
&
5^4=625

16*625=10000

now both our foreheads are sloped together.

Rap


Embarrassed That's what I get for doing it in my head and not checking my work. Embarrassed

Uh oh - you used the "S" word in an "S" free zone. Heavy fines to be levied by Try no doubt.
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Tryagain
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 10:20 am
"Uh oh - you used the "S" word in an "S" free zone." Shocked

I am sorry Rap you were given a clear warning. Therefore, I have no alternative but to set the remaining unsolved mysteries upon you. Should you survive, I am sure you will be welcomed back as a conquering hero. Failure, Oh, I don't want to go there, that is a slippery slope. Twisted Evil



The following anecdote is told of the great German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss: His teacher had to leave the class urgently for a few minutes. He therefore presented an arithmetic problem to his pupils, so that they would be busy for a while: They were to add all numbers from 1 to 100. The teacher was just about to leave the classroom, when the young Gauss presented him the solution in his exercise book: 5050. The teacher was astonished. Since he had already let another class do the job count, he knew that the result was correct.

How had Carl calculated it so fast Question

Seeing how good you are (not) with 1000. :wink:

What is the Total of the numbers from 1 to 1000 Question




Quick, you don't have much time-

A road roller drives along a road 6 m wide and covers a quarter of a meter in 24 seconds. a snail 50 meters ahead begins to cross the road with a speed of 8 cm per minute. Question: Will the road roller crush the snail Question



You can't foil me!

Aluminum foil is producible in a thickness of 0.06 mm (= 60 micrometers). The usual kitchen aluminum foil has a width of 29,7 cm (= the long side of the DIN A4 format! Why that Question ).

How many meters of kitchen foil could be obtained from 1 kg of aluminum (density of aluminum: 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter) Question

How much does a kitchen foil role of 30 m weigh (without the inner cardboard role!) Question


Good luck or good buy. Laughing
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yitwail
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 10:30 am
jung Herr Gauss:

5050 = (100*101)/2

in general, sum of integers from 1 to n is n*(n+1)/2
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 11:22 am
1) 3|n & 5|n and nmod7=4

n=15x 15xmod7=4 equivalent to 1xmod7=4
so x=4 for min &
n=60

2) A273B=52736 and (A,B)=(5,6)
52736/72=7538

3) x3=2 1/6

4) n(n+1)(n+2)=15600
m^3+3n^2+2n-15600=o
using cubic root solver twh are imaginary and the other is 24
so n=25
&
24*25*26=15600

5) 5 1/3-3 1/3 + 5 1/2-2 1/2=2+3=5

6) If I remember right there are five points in a tennis game Sumpin, Deuce, Add, Love, Game

7) Rear Wheels

8) Boobs

Rap
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Francis
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 11:33 am
Tryagain wrote:

Of no use to one.
Yet absolute bliss to two.
The small boy gets it for nothing.
The young man has to lie for it.
The old man has to buy it.
The baby's right,
The lover's privilege,
The hypocrite's mask.
To the young girl, faith;
To the married woman, hope;
To the old maid, charity.

What am I Question

Doh!




I missed the one from Lash...
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 12:09 pm
An easier approach to the consecutive numbers

(3na+2)/3 is about equal to (15600)^(1/3)=24.986

This isn't a whole number, but na=24 can be quickly identified as a possibility as the starting number as (24+25+26)/3=25 and 24*25*26=15600.

Repentance calcs

Gauss' trick Sum(i) for i=1 to 100 is the sum of 1+99 & 2+98 &.....& 49+51 & 50, or 50*100+50=5000+50=5050

Sum(i) for i=1 to 1000=500*1000+500=500500.

The snail lives. It takes 75 minutes for the snail to cross the road and 80 minutes for the roller to get to the snail.

Aluminum foil

1 kg makes 20.78 hm of foil. 30hm of foil weighs 1.45 kg.

Rap
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markr
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 01:57 pm
FOIL
I get 20.78m and 1.44kg

I wouldn't have guessed that a roll weighs over 3 pounds.

15600
I factored 15600. 13 is a factor, but is too small. 26 worked out. Cube root is the way to go.
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raprap
 
  1  
Reply Fri 15 Jul, 2005 08:35 pm
Interesting approach markr

15600=2^4*3*5^2*13

5^2=25
2*13=26
2^2*3=24

I can see this as a simple solution.

Rap
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Tryagain
 
  1  
Reply Sat 16 Jul, 2005 08:16 am
Mark:

3/5/7
60 Cool

A4273B
A=5 Cool
B=6 Cool

THREE NUMBERS
13/6 Shocked

Of three numbers, two are 1/2 and 1/3. What should the third number be so that the average of all three is 1?


15,600
24, 25, 26 Cool

SIMPLEST FORM
5 Cool

FIVE LITTLE OBJECTS
the vowels Cool


Yitwail:
jung Herr Gauss:

5050 = (100*101)/2

in general, sum of integers from 1 to n is n*(n+1)/2 Cool
a bowling ball, perhaps (wheel)


Francis in his most cryptic mode wrote, "I missed the one from Lash..." Shocked

For the edification of the dear reader, this refers to the answer, which was a ?'kiss'. Cool What he and Lash were getting up to is none of my business. :wink:


Rap:
1) 3|n & 5|n and nmod7=4

n=15x 15xmod7=4 equivalent to 1xmod7=4
so x=4 for min &
n=60 Cool

2) A273B=52736 and (A,B)=(5,6) Cool
52736/72=7538

3) x3=2 1/6 Cool

4) n(n+1)(n+2)=15600
m^3+3n^2+2n-15600=o
using cubic root solver twh are imaginary and the other is 24
so n=25
&
24*25*26=15600 Cool

5) 5 1/3-3 1/3 + 5 1/2-2 1/2=2+3=5 Cool

6) If I remember right there are five points in a tennis game Sumpin, Confused Deuce, Add, Love, Game

(What the hell is, ?'Sumpin)

7) Rear Wheels Cool

8) Boobs Shocked


The snail lives. It takes 75 minutes for the snail to cross the road and 80 minutes for the roller to get to the snail. Cool



I will have to get back to you with the Aluminum foil result, when I can find the offending file. Embarrassed

In the meanwhile, have a look at these. However, before you do get out into the sun for a bit.


Spike has a large bag of candies, each of which is one of 5 possible different flavors: apple, banana, cherry, Dutch chocolate, and elderberry. Assuming he can fit up to 10 candies in his mouth at once, how many different flavors can he make? Note that 1 apple and 1 banana is the same flavor as 2 apples and 2 bananas (just a larger amount), but that 1 apple and 2 bananas is not the same as 2 apples and 1 banana. Also note that he has more than 10 candies of each flavor.

For a gold star, generalize the number of flavors and how many can be eaten at one time Question



Waldo is a bit absentminded, and the only way he can remember his own phone number is that if you divide it by its reverse, you get an integer greater than one. What's Waldo's phone number Question


Rameses wishes to build a great pyramid for his internment. The structure will have a square base and be solidly composed of cubical stone blocks. Each level of the pyramid contains one less block per side as the pyramid rises. Rameses has available an initial work force of 35,000 slaves. Each morning the available labor pool is divided into work crews of 17 slaves each. Any remainder that cannot form a full crew gets the day off but are available the following day.

Each crew can lay one block of the pyramid each day. Unfortunately, the heat of the desert sun causes the death of one member of each crew each day. Work ceases on the project when it can be determined that there will be insufficient slaves available to raise the pyramid one more level. Each stone block measures 3 meters per side.

How many days will it take to construct Rameses' pyramid Question
How tall will it be Question
How many of the original slaves survive the construction Question



For a positive integer n, let P(n) be the product of the nonzero base 10 digits of n. Call n "prodigitious" if P(n) divides n.
What is the maximum number of consecutive prodigititious positive integers n Question
Hint: the answer is not 12; meditate on numbers ending in a 3, 6, or 9




The three of us made some bets:
• First, Waldo won from Molly as much as Waldo had originally.
• Next, Molly won from Spike as much as Molly then had left.
• Finally, Spike won from Waldo as much as Spike then had left.
• We ended up having equal amounts of money.
• I started with 50 cents.

Who am I Question


Given that I*MENSA = ZZZZZZ and that each different letter stands for a different digit, what's Z Question


ABC + DEF + GHI = JJJ
If different letter represent different digits, and there are no leading zeros, what does J represent Question
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