| Author |
Message
|
| damon |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Sr. Associate

Joined: 04 May 2006
  Posts: 160 This Month: 0
4442.00 e$
Net worth: 76,467.00 Portfolio Value: 72,025.00 Monthly Return: -23.21% Trades this month: 0 Churn Rate: 0.00%Items
|
| That's a badger. It's in the filename. Just trying to liven things up by answering with a pic. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| poornewb |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
| snapplekid13 wrote: | | Damon whats that? No one is correct yet! |
Are you saying that badger is not the answer? if so then the pic is good and then taxidea taxus is its real name so take your pick. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| snapplekid13 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:34 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
| No the badger is right i just didn't know what it was! Ok Damon You win again! Damon you can win max 3 in a row. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| snapplekid13 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
Payment SENT!
Riddle #3 ( Im not going to name them anymore )
An old farmer died and left 17 cows to his three sons. In his will, the farmer stated that his oldest son should get 1/2, his middle son should get 1/3, and his youngest son should get 1/9 of all the cows. The sons, who did not want to end up with half cows, sat for days trying to figure out how many cows each of them should get.
One day, their neighbour came by to see how they were doing after their father's death. The three sons told him their problem. After thinking for a while, the neighbour said: "I'll be right back!" He went away, and when he came back, the three sons could divide the cows according to their father's will, and in such a way that each of them got a whole number of cows.
What was the neighbour's solution? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| lostsoul01 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
Investing Sr. Associate

|
The neighbour borrowed an extra cow, to make the total number of cows 18.
Then the oldest son got 1/2 of 18 is 9 cows,
the middle son got 1/3 of 18 is 6 cows,
and the youngest son got 1/9 of 18 is 2 cows.
Since 9+6+2 = 17,
the cows could be divided among the three brothers in such a way that the borrowed cow was left over, and could be returned to its owner. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| Sunnybeach777 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
He brought another cow for them to borrow in the equation? Or told them to "pretend" they had 18 cows instead of 17?
1/9 would be 2
1/3 would be 6
1/2 would be 9
Totaling the original 17 cows |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| MrT |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Sr. Associate

|
| Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing, that each brother got, at minimum, the amount their father intended. I've heard that riddle several times before actually, or variations of it. Can I request more riddles like the badger one? I think of those as true riddles instead of more math/analytical ones like the cows. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| snapplekid13 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
YOU GUYS ARE KILLING ME! lostsoul01 won PAYMENT SENT!
New riddle tomorrow ( hopefully it won't be on the internet ) I get all my riddles from a book!
New riddle tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| Sunnybeach777 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
Yeah, hopefully. That way everyone has a fair chance.
Maybe even make up your own riddle, if you have talent in that way. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| snapplekid13 |
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
Ok I made this riddle up!
Riddle #4
Where does a one-footed waiter work at???????????????
Answer this correctly and get e$500!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!
You guys better not get this! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
|
|
 |
| damon |
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Sr. Associate

Joined: 04 May 2006
  Posts: 160 This Month: 0
4442.00 e$
Net worth: 76,467.00 Portfolio Value: 72,025.00 Monthly Return: -23.21% Trades this month: 0 Churn Rate: 0.00%Items
|
IHOP  |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| Sunnybeach777 |
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| Benjamin |
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Administrator

|
| damon wrote: | IHOP  |
Ihop sounds good, if thats not it I'd pay 1000e$ because it should be.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| snapplekid13 |
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
 Investing Manager

|
No its Ihop! Damon won again. I gotta get a new book!
Ok Damon PAYMENT SENT! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
| lostsoul01 |
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
Investing Sr. Associate

|
| If you made that up, that was a good one =) |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
|
|