Thursday, July 19, 2007

Puzzle 1: The $21 question

Mike and Todd have $21 between them. Mike has $20 more than Todd. How much does each have (you can't use fractions in the answer)?
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4 comments:

  1. jeerjeerak4:44 PM

    20 and 1?

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  2. A Fly on the Wall10:41 PM

    20 is only 19 more than 1!!! hellooooo!!!

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  3. styx12:10 AM

    x+y=21
    x=y+20

    Linear Algebra tells us that
    x=20.5
    y=0.5

    and I won't change it to cents! as Gelareh suggests... I think the don't use fractions is just a tricky question, I protest!! :-P

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  4. Anonymous6:59 PM

    But does the "cents" constitute a fraction of a dollar....I got the same answer but I assumed it was wrong because it wasn't whole dollar values...

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