The worlds first riddle!

Time 9:02 am - phew that was close.

YARD SALE
19c (1c per stroke)

Good guess!

TWO cost 8c

Tryagain.



Take 1000 and add 40 to it…………….. (1040)
Now add another 1000………..............(2040)
Now add another 30. Another 1000….(3070)
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.

What is the total
Did you get 5000 ?
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Then congratulations spam for brains! ( Not you Mark)
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The correct answer is actually is 4100.
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Don't believe it?
Tryagain with your calculator.


Two convicts M* and W* (names withheld to protect the guilty) are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape.

They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the
tunnelling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell.

What is his or her plan

[size=7]YARD SALE II
16c (add 5c to odd numbers, 6c to even numbers)
I like my first answer better.

CONVICTS
Stand one on the other on the bed.
OR
Depending on how far they got into the tunnelling, stand one on the other on the pile of debris.[/size]

Mark:

YARD SALE II
16c (add 5c to odd numbers, 6c to even numbers)

"I like my first answer better."

Now I ask you, where would we be if everyone were allowed to choose his or her own answer? Yes! Anarchy, that is where.

However, in this instance you are right. From this time henceforth the answer to YARD SALE 1 will be:
19c (1c per stroke)

CONVICTS
Depending on how far they got into the tunnelling, stand one on the other on the pile of debris.

DELTAHEDRON
14 faces and 21 edges

Euler's Law for solids states that number of
Faces + Vertices - Edges = 2
In this case there are 9 vertices so, F + 9 - E = 2
If there are f faces then, there must be 3f /2 edges.
(Which means there must be an even number of faces)
So f + 9 - 3f /2 = 2
f = 14 => There are 14 faces.
(Thank you Mark for the reference to Euler)


You hear it speak, for it has a hard tongue. But it cannot
breathe, for it has not a lung. What is it



Only now published for the first time - the a-k Tom Riddle quiz.

Part - 1.


1) 64 added to what number gives a sum of 128

64
2
192
-64


2) The product of 8 and 7 is:

15
1
56
1 1/8



3) A quotient is the answer to a/an problem.

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division



4) What is the correct answer to 3+4x5-8/4=

6 3/4
21
4
None of the above




5) What is the area of a rectangle that measures 5" by 20"

15 sq. in.
4 sq. in.
25 sq. in.
100 sq. in.




At an international cocktail party, all the German guests ate 2 cocktail weenies, each Czech guest ate 4, every French guest ate 8, and all the Canadian guests devoured 12.

There were a total of 234 cocktail weenies beautifully arranged on the silver tray. There was the same number of Germans as there were Czechs as there were French guests as there were Canadians.

How many guests in total were snacking on weenies

[size=7]"(Thank you Mark for the reference to Euler)"
Huh? Do you have ESP?

TOM RIDDLE QUIZ
1- 64
2- 56
3- Division
4- 21
5- 100 sq. in.

COCTAIL PARTY
36 - 9 of each nationality[/size]

Mark writes, "Do you have ESP?"

Man, lemme tell yu'll we aint no hillbillys. We got CBS, ABC, HBO, even FOX. Iffin we want to watch a car chase.

Besides, you wrote on; Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:23 pm:
Euler's Phi Function
If phi(n) = k
and
for all m != n, phi(m) != k
then 36 divides n.

Whichall got me a thinkin.



When Mark was a child, he wanted to buy his mother 3 red roses for her birthday. He decided to start saving on the first day of the month. On the first day, he put one cent in his piggy bank, on the second day he put two cents, on the third day three cents and so on. By the day of her birthday, he had saved up $3.00--exactly the correct amount to buy the three red roses. (Kinda cute)

What day was her birthday

[size=7]24th[/size]

A sad story:

A little bug is trapped in an old-fashioned bathtub that is 40 inches deep. Every day, the bug climbs up 10 inches, but every morning Gustov, the owner of the tub takes a shower and the little bug slips backwards 8 inches.

How many frustrating days does it take the little bug to finally get out of the bathtub

[size=7]SAD STORY
16[/size]

uhhhh
i believe that there's more to this riddle, for the man only overheard the last part of their conversation, thus making it nearly impossible to solve

Re: uhhhh



Howdy Nick, good to see you in the Riddles Forum, I hope you enjoy yourself. Your observations do you credit. However, I only take cash.

Keep posting, I hope to see you around. BTW watch out for Mark. It is said he eats newbies for breakfast.



Mark:


TOM RIDDLE QUIZ
1- 64
2- 56
3- Division
4- 21
5- 100 sq. in.

A very reasonable start, I must say. :wink:

COCTAIL PARTY
36 - 9 of each nationality


Roses
24th


SAD STORY
16




PART II


6) Subtract 3054 from 5001?

1947
2957
8055
2053



7) Which digit is in the hundreds place (1234)?

1
2
3
4



8) Which digit is in the hundredths place (0.1234)?

1
2
3
4


9) Which is larger, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 or 1/5?

½
1/3
1/4
1/5



10) To properly round 0.45678 to the nearest tenth you would:



Change the 7 to an 8
Change the 6 to a 7
Change the 5 to a 6
Change the 4 to a 5




Question: Whim Q started her own dog-walking business. She owned 2/5 of the company while a silent partner who funded the venture owned 3/5. A few years later, Whim sold ¼ of her stock.

How much did she still own

No way - never, can anyone know that!

[size=7]6- 1947
7- 2
8- 2
9- 1/2
10- Change the 4 to a 5

WHIM Q
3/10[/size]

Re: uhhhh


umm, i dont know what the hell 1-5 are about, but:

6) 1947
7) 2
8) 2
9) 1/2
10) change the 4 to a 5
and the riddle: 3/10 of the stock was still owned by Whim

[size=7]TAXES
896

STEPS
38 forward, 18 backward (18 2/3 sets)[/size]

to prove im not just copying mark, heres the work...
14x8=112 - this is the original number that she divided by 8
112x8=896, woohoo, we're done with the first one

the second one was a tad bit harder:
2/3 X=forward steps 1/3 X=backward
(2/3 X) - (1/3 X)=20....this would be a common mistake
but you must know that the 2/3 comes FIRST, so you know that is wrong and that 20 paces is the distance you are trying to go so you take the numbers and start counting "+2,-1,+2,-1" until you get to 20. you will then notice that your answer ended on a "+2." so you count the 2's and if u passed kindergarten you will get 19 for the 2's and 18 for the 1's. multiply 19 by 2 and subtract the 18 from the answer and sure enough the answer is 20!!! yay!

BUT
If she really does have the habit of taking 1 step back for EVERY 2 steps, in theory she MUST take 1 step back for the 2 steps she just took. giving us 19!!! if this is really the case and her habit is that serious, then she must take 1 more step forward, and since every 1 step back ONLY comes with 2 steps forward, then the REAL answer is:::

39 steps forward, 19 steps backward, giving us a total of 58 steps

Mark:


TAXES
896

Nick:

14x8=112 - this is the original number that she divided by 8
112x8=896, woohoo, we're done with the first one


Mark:

STEPS
38 forward, 18 backward (18 2/3 sets)

Nick:

2/3 X=forward steps 1/3 X=backward
(2/3 X) - (1/3 X)=20....this would be a common mistake…


BUT
If she really does have the habit of taking 1 step back for EVERY 2 steps, in theory she MUST take 1 step back for the 2 steps she just took. giving us 19!!! if this is really the case and her habit is that serious, then she must take 1 more step forward, and since every 1 step back ONLY comes with 2 steps forward, then the REAL answer is:::

39 steps forward, 19 steps backward, giving us a total of 58 steps.

Yay! I say again, yay. There is a new kid on the block. Yay!



Drew decides to drive to an isolated spa for the weekend. He drives 248 miles east, then makes a sharp left and drives 310 miles north. How many miles could he have saved if he could have driven there in a straight line




You (yes, you) are throwing a dinner party and want to buy some truffles that sell for $0.89 a pound. You have 18 guests, and you want n of a pound per guest.


How many pounds should you buy
How much it will it cost
How much will each serving cost

Drews spa week end with mr pythagorus
396.9937 miles or 638.8994291 kilometer

[size=7]DREW
161 miles

TRUFFLES
18n
$16.02n
$0.89n[/size]

i would actually do better if i read the question properly instead of being a smart arse.
drew would have "saved" 161.0063 miles or 259.22014 km