[Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
Todd Tavares
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 16:46:00 -0500
Rik,
My wife is still laughing. She said she didn't want to "bust your(my) bubble." When I told her I wrote the riddle here and looked dumb..... we both laughed so hard we were in tears. I guess My joke was on me...and she didn't have to try.
Rik you were right
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:05:01 -0500
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
> Near as I can tell, the 319 way will work out, but at the last guard you
> have to take the 1 out after dividing by 1/2, so you can't follow the same
> formula all the way through. At the last guard he'd have 4 apples left.
>
> Rik
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"
>
>
> > 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.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > __________________________________________________________
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at
> > > Mail.com
> > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> > > > Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list
> > > click
> > > > on this link
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> > > > Check out our
> > > > > > > > > > > > > FAQ pages at
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> > > > Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list
> click
> > > on
> > > > this link
> > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> > > Check
> > > > out our
> > > > > > > > > > > > FAQ pages at
> > > http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> > > > Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list
> click on
> > > > this link
> > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> Check
> > > > out our
> > > > > > > > > > > FAQ pages at
> http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> > > > Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click
> on
> > > > this link
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> Check
> > > out
> > > > our
> > > > > > > > > > FAQ pages at
> http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> > > Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on
> > > this
> > > > link
> > > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check
> out
> > > > our
> > > > > > > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________
> > > > > > > > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com
> > > > > > > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on
> this
> > > > link
> > > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check
> out
> > > our
> > > > > > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address
> Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on
> this
> > > link
> > > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out
> our
> > > > > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > __________________________________________________________
> > > > > > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com
> > > > > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this
> link
> > > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out
> our
> > > > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> > > http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________
> > > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this
> link
> > > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out our
> > > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________
> > > > Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this link
> > > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out our
> > > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It!
> http://www.rhodes22.org
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________
> > > Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this link
> > > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out our
> > > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It! http://www.rhodes22.org
> > >
> >
> > --
> > __________________________________________________________
> > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com
> > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
> >
> > _______________________________________
> > Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this link
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out our
> > FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> > http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It! http://www.rhodes22.org
> >
>
> _______________________________________
> Subscribers, send mail to this address Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> To change your options or unsubscribe from the list click on this link
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list Check out our
> FAQ pages at http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/topics.html
> http://www.sailnet.com/ -Where Sailors Get It! http://www.rhodes22.org
>
--
__________________________________________________________
Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com
http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup