The worlds first riddle!

[size=8]TRAIN
The train was going 900ft/34sec slower than you.
That puts the train's speed at about 45.95 mph.

DESSERT
31 Ice * 2 Custard * 2 styles (Gelati or Misto Shake) = 124

Say hi to a lesbian for me.[/size]

[size=7]Off'n the top of my head, the train is going 45mph and the car travels about 3000 feet.[/size]
Rap

1.) 365 = D in a Y (Not leap) .....Days in a Year
2.) 1.732 = the S R of T to T D P .....Square Root of 3 to 2 decimal places
3.) 1492 = the Y C S the O B .....Year Columbus Sailed Ocean Blue

4.) 3.14 = V of P to T D P .....Value of Pi to 2 decimal places
5.) 3-4-5 = the S P T ......Smallest Pythagorean Triple
6.) 100 = Y in a F F .....Yards in a Football Field

7.) 24 = K in P G .....Karats in Pure Gold
8.) 50 = S on the A F.....Stars on the American Flag

1. 365 = Days in a Year
2. 1.732 = the Square Root of Three to Two Decimal Places
3. 1492 = the Year Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
4. 3.14 = Value of Pi to Two Decimal Places
5. 3-4-5 = -6 (I have no idea )
6. 100= Yards in a Football Field
7. 24 = Karats in Pure Gold
8. 50 = Stars on the American Flag

Stormy:


1.) 365 = D in a Y (Not leap) .....Days in a Year
2.) 1.732 = the S R of T to T D P .....Square Root of 3 to 2 decimal places
3.) 1492 = the Y C S the O B .....Year Columbus Sailed Ocean Blue

4.) 3.14 = V of P to T D P .....Value of Pi to 2 decimal places
5.) 3-4-5 = the S P T ......Smallest Pythagorean Triple
6.) 100 = Y in a F F .....Yards in a Football Field
7.) 24 = K in P G .....Karats in Pure Gold
8.) 50 = S on the A F.....Stars on the American Flag

Very quick!



TTH:

1. 365 = Days in a Year
2. 1.732 = the Square Root of Three to Two Decimal Places
3. 1492 = the Year Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
4. 3.14 = Value of Pi to Two Decimal Places
5. 3-4-5 = -6 (I have no idea )..... 'Was he the blind Buck?'
6. 100= Yards in a Football Field
7. 24 = Karats in Pure Gold
8. 50 = Stars on the American Flag


Congratulations Ladies, you sure showed them hombres a thing or two, or eight.




I've got your number buddy (Part II) Rappers revenge!



i. ______________ 86,400 = S in a D

ii. ______________ 54 = C in a D (including the J)
iii. ______________ 1 = W on a U
iv. ______________ 9 = P on a B T

v. ______________ 1.414 = S R of T to T D P
vi. ______________ 0 = H, R, and E in a P G
vii. ______________ 65 = T in the N C A A B T

viii. ______________ 36 = B K on a P

i. ______________ 86,400 = S in a D - Seconds in a day

ii. ______________ 54 = C in a D (including the J) - Cards in a deck, including joker

iii. ______________ 1 = W on a U - Wheel in an unicycle

iv. ______________ 9 = P on a B T - Position of a baseball team

v. ______________ 1.414 = S R of T to T D P Square root of two to three decimal places.

vi. ______________ 0 = H, R, and E in a P G - Hits, runs and errors in a perfect game?

vii. ______________ 65 = T in the N C A A B T - teams in NCAA? (Sorry, I know nothing about sports)

viii. ______________ 36 = B K on a P - Black keys on a piano

i. 86,400 = Seconds in a Day
ii. 54 = Cards in a Deck (including the Jokers)
iii. 1 = Wheel on a Unicycle (I remembered)
iv. 9 = Players on a Baseball Team
v. 1.414 = Square Root of Two to Three Decimal Places
vi. 0 = ?
vii. 65 = ?
viii. 36 = Black Keys on a Piano

Just reading about Terance Tao Professor of mathematics at UCAL.
Interesting artical. I thought you blokes may enjoy the questions put to the kid when he was 8 years old. Answers are in the artical I linked to. so answer the questions before reading the artical.
Motzart of maths
Some of this artical may have been sourced from the NY times.


On July 16, 1983, a day before Terence Tao's eighth birthday, Ken Clements, an expert on the education of mathematically gifted children, visited the boy's home to evaluate his abilities.

As part of the evaluation, he gave Terry the following set of written questions. Terry answered orally, without writing anything down. All his answers were correct.

QUESTIONS

Two circles have a radii equal to 2cm and 3cm.
The distance between their centres is 4cm. Do they intersect?

What angle does an hour hand describe in 20 minutes?

A can of kerosene weighs 8kg. Half of the kerosene is poured out of it, after which the can weighs 4 1/2kg.

What is the weight of the empty can?

What time is it now if the time which passed since noon constitutes a third of the time that remains until midnight?

I walk from home to school in 30 minutes and my brother takes 40 minutes. My brother left 5 minutes before I did. In how many minutes will I overtake him?

The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 5cm. Two of its sides are each 2cm long. How long is the third side?


A class received some regular and some special notebooks, and altogether there were 80 notebooks.
A regular notebook costs 20 cents and a special one 10 cents. How many of each kind of notebook did the class receive?

One can argue on some answers, DP.

For example, if two circles which radii equal to 2cm and 3cm are placed 4 cm away from each other in two parallel plans in a tridimensional system, they don't intersect.

DP, thank you for your great post, a real beaut!

For the record I managed five correct, with just one reading of the question. This just goes to show that I am not as smart as an eight year old. However, I still have a few years to catch up!


Francis:

i. ______________ 86,400 = S in a D - Seconds in a day

ii. ______________ 54 = C in a D (including the J) - Cards in a deck including joker

iii. ______________ 1 = W on a U - Wheel in an unicycle

iv. ______________ 9 = P on a B T - Position of a baseball team

v. ______________ 1.414 = S R of T to T D P Square root of two to three decimal places.

vi. ______________ 0 = H, R, and E in a P G - Hits, runs and errors in a perfect game

vii. ______________ 65 = T in the N C A A B T - teams in NCAA? (Sorry, I know nothing about sports)

Well my friend, that is not what I hear. I am reliably informed that you are a highly skilled duvet wrestler!


viii. ______________ 36 = B K on a P - Black keys on a piano


Francis, what a coincidence; I was only thinking about you yesterday as I sipped wine in the Café de Paris; which is in St Tropez, when I told the waiter, je pense que ce vin a déjà ete bu?

Sorry to say BB was not on the beach!!!


"For example, if two circles which radii equal to 2cm and 3cm are placed 4 cm away from each other in two parallel plans in a tridimensional system, they don't intersect."

You forgot to mention the fact that; if they are drawn whilst travelling at the speed of light, it is also unlikely they would intersect. Although it would also be unlikely you would be able to tell anyone of your findings under such circumstances.


TTH:

i. 86,400 = Seconds in a Day
ii. 54 = Cards in a Deck (including the Jokers)
iii. 1 = Wheel on a Unicycle (I remembered)
iv. 9 = Players on a Baseball Team (Why not!)
v. 1.414 = Square Root of Two to Three Decimal Places
viii. 36 = Black Keys on a Piano

You did better than I did with the 8 Y.O. questions



Manage a trios (revenge of the cheese eating…) less antifreeze in my wine - thank you.


UN. ______________ 9 = M to have a B
Deux. ______________ 28 = D in F (except in a L Y)

Trois. ______________ 9 = J on the S C
Quatre. ______________ 8 = L that a S has
Cinq. ______________ 5 = V in the A (not including y)

Six. ______________ 1000 = M in a K
Sept. ______________ 4 = R B I in a G S H R
Huit. ______________ 12 = M in a Y
(For the benefit of Dad Pad, the answer is not; Mouthfuls in a Yabbie)

9 = M to have a B ....months to have a baby
28 = D in F (except in a L Y)...days in February (except in a leap year)
9 = J on the S C ....judges on the supreme court
8 = L that a S has....legs that a spider has
5 = V in the A (not including y) ...vowels in the alphabet
1000 = M in a K...meters in a kilometer
4 = R B I in a G S H R...runs batted in in a grand slam home run
12 = M in a Y...months in a year

[size=7]UN. ______________ 9 = M to have a B
9 months to have a baby
Deux. ______________ 28 = D in F (except in a L Y)
28 days in February except in a leap year
Trois. ______________ 9 = J on the S C
9 justices on the Supreme Court
Quatre. ______________ 8 = L that a S has
8 legs a spider has
Cinq. ______________ 5 = V in the A (not including y)
5 vowel's in the alphabet not including y
Six. ______________ 1000 = M in a K
1000 meters in a kilometer
Sept. ______________ 4 = R B I in a G S H R
4 "runs batted in" in a grand slam home run
Huit. ______________ 12 = M in a Y[/size]12 months in a year

Rap

Deux. 28 = Days in February (except in a Leap Year)
Trois. 9 = Justices on the Supreme Court
Quatre. 8 = Legs that a Spider has
Cinq. 5 = Vowels in the Alphabet (not including y)
Sept. 4 = Runs Batted In in a Grand Slam Home Run
Huit. 12 = Months in a Year

I just deleted the ones I did not know

Stormy:

9 = M to have a B ....months to have a baby
28 = D in F (except in a L Y)...days in February (except in a leap year)
9 = J on the S C ....judges on the supreme court
8 = L that a S has....legs that a spider has
5 = V in the A (not including y) ...vowels in the alphabet
1000 = M in a K...meters in a kilometer
4 = R B I in a G S H R...runs batted in in a grand slam home run
(I should have known you would work that one out.) Come on you Red's!

12 = M in a Y...months in a year



Rap:

Comes up trumps! He must be a Red Sox fan.


TTH:

Deux. 28 = Days in February (except in a Leap Year)
Trois. 9 = Justices on the Supreme Court
Quatre. 8 = Legs that a Spider has
Cinq. 5 = Vowels in the Alphabet (not including y)
Sept. 4 = Runs Batted In in a Grand Slam Home Run
Huit. 12 = Months in a Year


80 % ain't at all bad!





In California, three-fifths of the women are married to two-thirds of the men.

What fraction of the town's adults are married

(As this is not Salt Lake City, you can safely assume no one is married to more than one person).

12/19
Every woman is married to one man and vice-versa. So 3/5ths of the women = 2/3rds of the men. So the married population is 3/5W + 2/3M, while the total population is M + W. Also from 3/5W = 2/3M we get M = 9/10W. So we need (3/5W + 2/3M) / (M + W) = (3/5W + 3/5W) / (9/10W + W) = 12/19

[size=7]3/5f=2/3m
f=10/9m
T=f+m=10/9m+m=19/9m
Tmr=3/5f+2/3m=2/3m+2/3m=4/3m
Tmr/T=4/3m/19/9m=(4*9)/(3*19)=12/19[/size]
Rap

80% is better than 75%

3/5w = 2/3m
find the lowest common numerator (6)
3/5w = 6/10w
2/3m = 6/9m
6w+6m = 12 w&m
(could I just add the 10+9=19 here or do I need to continue like I did below? Here I get 10w & 9m and below I get 9w & 10m??)

3/5w = 2/3m
multiple the above by 15 to get rid of the fractions
45/5w=9w
30/3m=10m
9w+10m= 19 w&m

12/19

Must have been during that "conversion" trip to Lesbos.