The worlds first riddle!

Ok, the jury's back:


I wrote, "D= d1 + d2+ d3= 40+ 48+ 32=130 km


The foreman of the jury wrote;


"Better get another calculator, Try: 40+ 48+ 32=120 km"


So, apart from duff batteries 130 km proves my answer right. And 120 km proves ALL the rest of you right. That is the last time I deal in foreign numbers.



Mark:


A little help here please; today I made an ice sculpture, out in the open air, then the sun (yes, remember that) came out and it not surprisingly it began to melt.

Melting at rate of one-half its weight per hour. After 8 hours its weight is 5/16 lbs.

What was the original weight of the sculpture?

2^8 * 5/16 = 80 lbs.



Oh God here we go again:

Let W(t) denotes the weight at t hour, then

W(t) = (1/2) ^[t-1] W(0)
Therefore, W(8) = (1/2)^[8-1] W(0)

………………...=>(1/2)^7W(0)=5/16
………………...=>W(0) = (5/16) .2^7 =40lbs

Should I have doubled it somewhere along the line?



If there are 15 stairs and you can climb them either one at a time or two at a time only;

How many different ways can you climb the 15 steps?

C(15,0) + C(14,1) + C(13,2) + C(12,3) + C(11,4) + C(10,5) + C(9,6) + C(18,7) = 987


Phew, we have a banker!



What a flight; the Boeing 747 super jet left Los Angeles and flew with the wind for four hours, landing at Washington D.C. 2400 miles away.

Later I returned to Los Angeles in five hours over the same route and against the same wind.

What was the cruising speed of the jet And what was the wind speed?

J = 9W
4(J+W) = 2400
W = 60mph
J = 540mph


Don't make it look too easy.



There were three red flags, three blue flags, and three white flags. A signal is made by raising exactly three flags on a pole.

Each flag may be raised into one of four vertical positions on the pole. All three flags may be the same color, or there may be just two of the same color, or all three may be different colors.

How many different signals may be made under these conditions?

C(4,3) * [3 * (3!/3! + 3!/2! + 3!/2!) + 3!] = 108



I like it better when we agree, as my success rate when we don't is…Ok; poor. However, I'm feeling good about this one.

Choose a position.
C(4,1) = 4

One color:
C(3,1)=3

Two colors:
=9

Three colors:
C(3,) . 3! =6

Answer: 4(3+9+6) =72

That's with a new calculator; am I right, or am I right?

If not I maybe suffering from jet lag!





Stormy:

NFRIEEENDD= friend in need


You said it babe!





There I was; counting my x's, when suddenly:
x decreased by 35. Then multiplied by 6. Then add 87. Then divide by 3. Result is 67.

What is x




;(



:-| >>> :-| :-|

Oh God here we go again:

Try would you like to tell the crack whore junkies that none of them matter anymore ~ for the most part.

From God and my family members.

Amen.

etc
Who exactly are these "crack whore junkies"?

Apropos crack - look what's going on in my town

Marijuana

That was funny (the guy, not the fire)
Since firefighters wear protective masks so they don't inhale the smoke, I truly doubt that guy is a firefighter. If he
is a real firefighter and intentionally inhaled marijuana smoke, then he has some serious explaining to do.

Tryagain, start waving that white flag in a furious fashion.

There are 4 choose 3 slots for the flags. [(4x3x2)/(3x2x1)]=4
There are 3! ways the flags can be all different. (3x2x1)=6
There are 3 ways the flags can be all the same. =3
There are 3choose2x3! ways the flags can be mixed. =18

4x(6+3+18) = 108


You've got me wondering now, about the percentage of all numbers (to the nearest one percent) that contain the number 1?

You have 67 ex-wives Oh, sorry I misread your question- you are talking math which means I have to think :wink:
Uh smile before crying btw I found the definition to ;( in The High-Tech Dictionary For Emoticons

I know the emoticon is neutral but IDK the answer

ICE SCULPTURE
Why t-1 instead of t?

FLAGS
I misinterpreted the the allowable combinations. I assumed any combination of the three colors was permissible.

London: Yep, we saw lots of stuff. We also went to Paris, Rome, Capri, Sorrento, Delphi, and Athens.


You speak "etc"ese. What the heck is an et cetera hole? Is that her vagina?

Mark

It sounds like you had a good time. Welcome back

Thanks. It was a hectic pace. Too many churches and cathedrals for me, but it was a good trip.

54-35=19
19x6=114
114+87=201
201/3=67
x=54
Does this one entitle me to a term of endearment

TT wrote: Does this one entitle me to a term of endearment

The answer is yes! TTH,,, will you tell all pedophiles that they can expect to be castrated whether they are male or ~female? Thanks.

Amen.

I am up early this morning as I have to find my truck which I abandoned after I fell in with a crowd of crack whore junkies. Oh what fun we had as we (*=>*) the night away. Now, who has got my keys?



Mark modestly wrote about his trip to London, which was an exciting thing to do. However, it now appears that was the tip of the iceberg, as he failed to mention, he also went to Paris, Rome, Capri, Sorrento, Delphi, and Athens.

Wow! That is just FANTASTIC, a vacation of a lifetime. We demand pictures.



ICE SCULPTURE
Why t-1 instead of t?


Why indeed; there was a good reason at the time, however that time has passed.


Getting facts from my files
Could be instantaneous
If it weren't for the drawers
Labeled "miscellaneous".


FLAGS:

Say no more, the question was vague and in any event you have support from an unexpected quarter…


Epenthesis (Et tu Brute)

There are 4 choose 3 slots for the flags. [(4x3x2)/(3x2x1)]=4
There are 3! ways the flags can be all different. (3x2x1)=6
There are 3 ways the flags can be all the same. =3
There are 3choose2x3! ways the flags can be mixed. =18

4x(6+3+18) = 108





I think this was a sneaky question poised by Epen:

"You've got me wondering now, about the percentage of all numbers (to the nearest one percent) that contain the number 1?"


One might expect it to be; one digit out of 9!

But, and it is a big BUTT; Confusion reigns, I will go for 30%



TTH:

Counting my x's

54-35=19
19x6=114
114+87=201
201/3=67
x=54


Does this one entitle me to a term of endearment?


Just one minute while I check….



6(x - 35) + 87
___________ = 67
……..3

6x -210 +87 = 201
6x -123 =201
6x =324
x = 54


Well shiver me timbers, you are absolutely correct. You qualify for free entry to our next Miss wet T shirt competition…Congratulations!








= Two faced



>>> :wink: = Face to(2)face





Hi Etc, nice to see you keeping those sinners in mind. Ahem


"will you tell Pedo Philes…."


Hey! I knew his brother; Manuel Philes (c. 1275 - 1345), of Ephesus. Byzantine poet.



Back later after a take down…




:-( = M





:-] + bear it

= M = sadism


:-] + bear it = grin and bear it

Actually I misread the problem and quessed at a number that was lower than 35. It took 3 guesses to come up with the right number. When I went to post my calculation is when I realized the mistake I made so I just added the correctly guessed number to 35. It still worked though
Term of endearment = entry in a wet T shirt contest (gee thanks) Not exactly what I had in mind.
Where did this come from

This was the post:

You demanded pictures from mark so I hope it is okay to post these pictures. You can always guess what they are of.








btw I promise not to make posting pictures here a habit

TTH asked;


= Two faced
Where did this come from?


I have found that if you print similes, the system sometimes prints the out as little faces. Same difference!



PICTURES


The first is Marks ankle, I would recognize it anywhere.

Two and three is Nevada

Four looks like my pool.


"I promise not to make posting pictures here a habit"

Are you planning on becoming a nun? Etc will be pleased!




I have gotten into a right mess with all these flags here:

Forty percent of the reds added to 60 percent of the greens numbered 56.

If the ratio of the number of reds to the number of greens was 1 to 4, how many were red and how many were green





CO2T
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<:3 )~





Emc² = (_|_)

Blame the system (good way out)
Okay, it could be
Nope, not even close, would you care to Tryagain
If that looks like your pool can I come swim in it?
Me=nun, that confirms you are weird Cotton Mouse
Smart Ass

Tryagain, on the question about the percentage of all numbers which contain a 1, you was warmer when you said 30% than when you said 1 in 9.

As the length of allowable numbers approaches infinity, the probability of a randomly selected number containing a one approaches 1 (100%).

Therefore, the percentage is 100, but not all numbers contain a one. Sounds paradoxical, but that's because the set of numbers is infinite.

65% of all positive integers of length up to 10 digits contain a one.
Nearly 88% of all positive integers of length up to 20 digits contain a one.
99.9% of all positive integers of length up to 66 digits contain a one.