The worlds first riddle!

[size=8]FARMER BROWN
80 meters

ROMAN YEARS
1888, 2888[/size]

Mark:

FARMER BROWN
80 meters


AB must be equal to BC.
Therefore, let x = AC; then AB = 2x and BC = 2x.
So, 5x = 200 and x = 40, so 2x = 80.
AC can not equal BC, because the lengths of 50, 50, and 100 meters do not form a triangle!

ROMAN YEARS
1888, 2888

In 1888, there were 13 characters:
MDCCCLXXXVIII
In 2888, there will be 14 characters:
MMDCCCLXXXVIII





Something NEW, a cross between math and ditloids.


1B. in the H. = 2 in the B.


M.+M.+N.H.+V.+C.+R.I = N.E.


8D. - 24H. = 1W.





I was just getting ready to go on a fishing trip when Butterfly burst into the office, "Please help me find all ordered pairs of integers which satisfy:
x^2 + 4x + y^2 = 9

I said, "you have got to be joe king, go ask Mark.

[size=8]SOMETHING NEW
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
maine + massachusetts + new hampshire + vermont + connecticut + rhode island = new england
8 days - 24 hours = 1 week

ORDERED PAIRS
(-5,-2)
(-5,2)
(-4,-3)
(-4,3)
(0,-3)
(0,3)
(1,-2)
(1,2)[/size]

1 Bird in the Hand = 2 in the Bush


Maine+Massachusetts+New Hampshire+Vermont+Conecticut+Rode Island = New England.


8Days - 24Hours = 1Week

[size=8]hour hand and minute hand at 12 = noon or midnight
3P = 6 (nothing after the 6?)
4 jacks + 4 queens + 4 kings = all the face cards



The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these sentences true or false?

Yes. :wink: [/size]

3 pairs = six

Mark:

hour hand and minute hand at 12 = noon or midnight
3P = 6 (nothing after the 6?)
4 jacks + 4 queens + 4 kings = all the face cards



The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these sentences true or false?

Yes.

(Neither, it's a paradox. If the first is true, then the second must be false, which makes the first false… it doesn't work.)



Whim:

3 pairs = six

Thank you Whim, that keeps the answers tidy.




I was in a particularly generous mood, so I went out and bought a bag of candy.

In how many ways can three people divide 25 pieces of candy so that each person gets at least one piece

Note: Not all of the pieces have to be distributed. For example, one way that the candy can be distributed is each person getting one piece.




S. & M. & T. & W. & T. & F. & S. are D. of W.


A. + N. + A.F. + M.C. + C.G. = A.F.


T. = L.S. State

[size=8]CANDY
Give each person a piece. Now the problem is to divide 22 pieces among 4 people (the fourth is an extra person who gets what the others don't). This can be done C(22+4-1,4-1) = C(25,3) = 2300 ways.

sunday & monday & tuesday & wednesday & thursday & friday are days of (the) week.

army + navy + air force + marine corps + coast guard = armed forces

texas = lone star state[/size]

Mark:

CANDY
Give each person a piece. Now the problem is to divide 22 pieces among 4 people

(the fourth is an extra person who gets what the others don't).

This can be done C(22+4-1,4-1) = C(25,3) = 2300 ways.


There are 2,300 ways to distribute the pieces of candy!
(there are 276 different ways to distribute ALL 25 pieces).

You can distribute 3 pieces of candy in only one way.
You can distribute 4 pieces of candy in 3 ways: 1-1-2; 1-2-1; 2-1-1
You can distribute 5 pieces of candy in 6 ways: 1-1-3; 1-3-1; 3-1-1; 2-2-1; 2-1-2; 1-2-2

Prepare a table to help analyze the results:
Number of …………………..Number of
pieces of candy……………ways to distribute
3……………………………... 1
4……………………………... 3
5……………………………... 6
6……………………………... 10
7……………………………... 15
... ......................
n.............................(n-1)(n-2) / 2

So, for 25 pieces of candy,
(24)(23) / 2 = 12 x 23 = 276

Then the sum of these triangular numbers
1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + ... + 276 = 2,300




sunday & monday & tuesday & wednesday & thursday & friday are days of (the) week.

army + navy + air force + marine corps + coast guard = armed forces

texas = lone star state





"What" said Whim, "is the maximum number of regions into which 8 chords can divide a circle"



23Y. 3Y. = 2D.


E. - 8 = Z.


8P. = 1G.

8 pints = 1 gallon

23 Years - 3 Years = 2 Decades

Eight - 8 = Zero

[size=8]CHORDS
37[/size]

Shari:

8 pints = 1 gallon


Long time no see, how are you?



Whim:

23 Years - 3 Years = 2 Decades

Eight - 8 = Zero


Well done Whim, I don't know how you came up with the answers.


Mark:

CHORDS
37


The maximum number of regions is achieved by using chords which are not not parallel, not concurrent, and not intersecting on the circle.


Number of
Chords………Number of regions
1…………….. 2
2…………… 4
3…………….. 7
4…………….. 11
5…………….. 16
6…………….. 22
... ...
n…………….. (n^2 + n + 2) / 2

So, for 8 chords,
(64 + 8 + 2) / 2 = 74 / 2 = 37


What can I say about Mark's remarkable achievements, that has not already been said on his rap sheet.







Whilst conducting research into the relative merits of the US v. French education system. I was somewhat surprised at the duel standard of questions for University entrance. How would you do?

Private versus Comprehensive education
For the unaware, there is a slight difference between private schools and comprehensives in Europe. The Department of Education has realised this and has revised the secondary Maths Exam papers accordingly.

Attached are the most recent maths exam papers for your reference.


MATHS TEST FOR COMPREHENSIVES



Name ____________________________


Nickname__________________________


Gang Name________________________


1. Simon has 0.5 kilos of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Matt for 300 quid and 90 grams to Ollie for 90 quid, what is the street value of the rest of his hold



2. Damon pimps 3 bitches. If the price is GBP40 a ride, how many jobs per day must each bitch perform to support Damon's GBP500 a day coke habit



3. Crackster wants to cut the kilo of cocaine he bought for 7,000 quid to make a 20% profit. How many grams of Strychnine will he need



4. Trev got 6 years for murder. He also got GBP350,000 for the hit. If his common law wife spends GBP33,100 per month, how much money will be left when he gets out

Extra Credit Bonus: How much more time will Trev get for killing the slapper that spent his money?



5. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square metres and the average letter is 1 square metre, how many letters can be sprayed with eight fluid ounce cans of spray paint with 20% extra paint free



6. Liam steals Jordan's skateboard. As Liam skates away at a speed of 35mph, Jordan loads his brother's Armalite. If it takes Jordan 20 seconds to load the gun, how far will Liam have travelled when he gets whacked


Tomorrow the Private schools questions.

I am great. How are you? PM me!

No can do Doll face, don't got no time. Why dontcha come on over after school. I live at Candy Cottage, Letsbeavingyou YO.




MATHS TEST FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS



Name______________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _________
(If longer please continue on a separate sheet)


School _______________________________________________


Daddy's/Mummy's Company ____________________________


1. Harry smashes up the old man's car, causing x amount of damage and killing 3 people. The old man asks his local Chief Constable to intervene in the court system, then forges his insurance claim and receives a payment of y. The difference between x and y is three times the life insurance settlement for the three dead people. What kind of car is Harry driving now?



2. Fiona's personal shopper decides to substitute generic and own-brand products for the designer goods favoured by her employer. In the course of a month she saves the price of a return ticket to Fiji and Fiona doesn't even notice the difference. Is she thick or what?



3. Tristram fancies the arse off a certain number of debutants, but he only has enough Rohypnol left to render 33.3% unconscious. If he has 14 tablets of Rohypnol, how is he ever going to shag the other two thirds?



4. If Verity throws up 4 times a day for a week she can fit into a size 8 Versace. If she only throws up 3 times a day for two weeks, she has to make do with a size 10 Dolce & Gabbana. How much does liposuction cost?



5. Henry is unsure about his sexuality. Three days a week he fancies women. On the other days he fancies men, ducks and vacuum cleaners. However he only has access to the Hoover every third week. When will he stand for parliament?





C. + 6D. = N.Y.E.

S.R. of N. = 3

A. & E. in the G. of E.

I enjoyed the last two math tests.

[size=8]christmas + 6 days = new year's eve
square root of nine = 3
adam & eve in the garden of eden[/size]

Mark:

Thanks for the feedback Buddy, its hard to gage how Hill Billy humour travels.



christmas + 6 days = new year's eve
square root of nine = 3
adam & eve in the garden of eden





"Listen up boys", said Whim, the sum of two numbers is 2, and the product of these same two numbers is 3.

Your task should you wish to accept the challenge is to determine the sum of their reciprocals



M.F.L. & South P. are both M.C.


N.N. = G.N.

[size=8]my fair lady & south pacific are both musical ?
no new is good news[/size]

[size=8]SUM OF RECIPROCALS
2/3[/size]