[Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"

Todd Tavares rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:27:59 -0500 

Hmp that was Paul was right the first time ...better ask the wife exactly how teacher said my way was right too??  Oh well  made the day fly by  lol


   
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:17:20 -0500 
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter  new subject "apples"


> That would be he had 382, 190, 94, 46, 22, 10, 4 and finally 1
> The guards got 192, 86, 48, 24, 12, 6, 3
> 
> Rik
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> 
> 
> > He had 382 apples. Kind of a greedy little guy wasn't he???? Wonder how he
> > was carrying them all.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> >
> >
> > > looks like I fail the cource and I never shared the a room with a sales
> > man.
> > >
> > > MJM
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hint:   the fourth guard got 20 apples   lol.
> > > >
> > > > I swear this is the way the riddle was written.   Actually it was a
> > refresher question in my wifes college math class.
> > > >
> > > > Hint:  it is like the one about the 3 salesmen that shared a hotel
> room
> > for $30.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:03:20 -0400
> > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter  new subject "apples"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > sure
> > > > >
> > > > > MJM
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:11 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > These are real apples...lol
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried overthinking it at first too....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > hints?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > > > Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:53:49 -0400
> > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter  new subject
> "apples"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am assuming apples are integers here, no mention of a knife
> and
> > talk a bite out of a bribe would lead is just to much of a
> > > pun
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > think about :-), now are we talking about "real" apples :-) and
> is
> > it solvable with precision :-) and maybe I should not
> > > talk
> > > > > about
> > > > > > > precision boating here :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > MJM
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark@kaynor.org>
> > > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:53 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject
> "apples"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > but 1/2 of 3 = 1.5 less one would leave him w/ 1/2 apple....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mark
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:39 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject
> > "apples"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > sorry miss the "one" make that a 2^x-1 pattern
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 255 127 63 31 15 7 3 1
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > MJM
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > BTW can someone carry that many apples?
> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > > > > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:30 PM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject
> > "apples"
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > should never ask a computer programmer a binary question
> :-)
> > > > > > > > > > 2^7 or 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > MJM
> > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > > From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 1:11 PM
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject
> > "apples"
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Not much chatter today so I will ask a riddle...if it's
> > ok.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >      A boy went into an orchard to steal some apples.
> On
> > the way out
> > > > > > > > he passed seven guards which stopped and questioned him.
> > > > > > > > > > Each time he was stopped by one of the seven guards,  he
> had
> > to bribe
> > > > > > > > the guard with half of the remaining apples plus one.  If
> > > > > > > > > > after stopping for the seven guards, he left the orchard
> > with only one
> > > > > > > > apple,  how many did he start with?
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Todd
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > PS  There is a solution. some may get it right off...it
> > took me about
> > > > > > > > 10 minutes to figure it out.
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