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

Todd Tavares rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:24:37 -0500


My answer was correct because I restated the question...violating the commutive? property and I answered a question right...just not the one asked. :^(    



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:51:29 -0500 
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] not much chatter  new subject "apples"


> Hmmm......... Figuring the odd apple first, I come up with 255, 127, 63, 31,
> 15, 7, 3 then one
> Guards got 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, and 2.
> 
> Math instructor didn't happen to mention the possibility of more than one
> answer, did he??? :-)
> 
> Rik
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 12:11 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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