NeoPets Riddles (Lenny Conundrums) and Answers Here

is the dash dividing or multiplkying

The formula that Kate posted works.
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Basically what I did was come up with a formula:

a / (b - c) = d

A is the amount of grass on the field.
B is the number of cows you have.
C is the number of cows it would take to cancel out the growth of the grass (keeping in mind that the grass is continuously growing).
D is the number of days it takes to clear the field of all grass.

You already have the B (48, 120) and D (90, 30) values, so you can substitute them in and solve for C. Once you figure out what C is, you can determine what the A value is. And then all you have to do is solve for the D value that Neopets wants you to figure out (16).


Just follow that, it's not that hard... if you've passed the 6th grade.

Don't be an a**. Sixth grade my foot. I'm in f**king calculus II and I can't do this crap

If you didn't pass the 6th grade, you might be best off just guessing a number between 210 and 220

LoL you're in Calc II? Maybe you should take a refresher course in BASIC ALGEBRA.

2c = 24
c = **

It's easy to know what C is now. But
a / (48 - C) = 90 Does not match...

im in 5th grade!!!! stop being so obnoxious balcksazaku or something.. We ALL want to win as much as you do. It's just a game!!!! Chill!

Basic Algebra??
No way, I know what C is, but it does not match

You mean this dash?:
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That's subtraction.


To clarify:

a x b = multiplication
a / b = division
a - b = subtraction
a + b = addition

a / (48 - C) = 90

So the next step is puting in C... C=12

A/(48-12) = 90
a=90*(36)
A=3240

another hint!! 210-220? YES!! 10% chance instead of 5%! The ironic part is, I am smarter than some 6th graders and don't know how...... its okay, though!

Leopard, that's because you still need to solve for A. Now that you have B, C, and D, the only value you're missing is A, therefore you can solve for it. Once you substitute in the A value, in addition to the B, C, and D values, the equation will be correct.

Now that I've done that BASIC ALGEBRA for you, you know 3 of the 4 variables and only have to solve for ONE variable...

Which again, is more, BASIC ALGEBRA.

LOL @ Calc II dude

NO!!!! ohh..... i meant this dash / chuz you put a/(c-d) or something along those lines. Multiplication is also *

thanks so much for the explanation--i get it now!

There is a really easy way to solve this. First, find out how many units of grass the cows ate.
48 x 90 = 4320 units
30 x 120 = 3600 units
Subtract the two units and you get 720 units in 60 days. Then, divide 720/60 to find that the grass grows at 12 units a day. Knowing that, find out how many units the grass grew in 90 days.
90 x 12 = 1080 units grown.
Therfore, since they are looking for 16 days, you have to find out how many units of grass there will be in 16 days. Subtract 1080 units from 4320 units to find out that the starting amount of grass was 3240 units.
16 x 12 = 192 units.
192 + 3240 = 3432 units
Now that you know how many units of grass the cows must eat, it should be simple to solve.

That's just it... it's not about winning. If it were about winning, I would have jumped onto one of the million other LC cheater forums and gotten the answer in a heartbeat and STILL not had a clue how to do it.

THAT is sixth grade knowledge. Knowing where to find the answer, but not really caring how to do it. End justifying the means.

But no. I stand here and ask for someone to try to explain it better, and the only replies I see are "why don't I have a gold trophy yet?". I'm being a jerk because that seems to be the only thing you asinine people seem to respond to.

You want me to shut up? Stop saying "a sixth grader can do it" and whining about how you don't have a gold trophy yet and EXPLAIN IT BETTER.


That being said, someone has helped me to understand it now. I don't understand why someone couldn't have explained it like that in the first place. Thank you, my benefactor.

Yep. It's just basic algebra and there's no way to solve it without using algebra. Sorry if some people find that frustrating.

I found a similar problem laid out at http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/8196.html

Unfortunately, I was in a big fat hurry, switched the numbers around in one of the equations, and ended up submitting an answer slightly above 220. But then I came here, double checked my math, and I agree that it should be between 200 and 220. Oh well, there's always next week.

why dont you re. to the person your talking to?

Werty, a / (b - c) would be A divided by B minus C. Normally, when you write that on a piece of paper you wouldn't need parentheses around the B minus C part because it's understood that you do that first. However, since you can't really type it out vertically on a computer, a / (b - c) is saying to subtract C from B, then divide that number into A.

Yes, multiplication can also be shown using a *, but since I used *s to replace some of the numbers, I used an x to show multiplication.