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Message de morenita posté le 2004-12-13 13:07:34 (S | E | F | I)
Hi eveybody!
Come on,give your brain some gym
Here is the question:
"What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over? "
I know there are many intelligent pple here,so dont hesitate

Réponse: re:intelligent? de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-13 13:24:34 (S | E)
Hello,

what about :

When you take away the whole, it remains : "nothing"
?

Réponse: re:intelligent? de pj, postée le 2004-12-13 14:40:29 (S | E)
Question :
What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?
Answer :
Wholesome ???

Réponse: re:intelligent? de morenita, postée le 2004-12-13 17:51:23 (S | E)
yes pj your answer is correct!
here is another one:
WHAT IS:
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end,
And the end of every place
An easy one,isnit?

Réponse: re:intelligent? de pj, postée le 2004-12-14 08:57:00 (S | E)
Question :
The beginning of eternity
The end of time and space
The beginning of every end
The end of every space

Answer :
The letter E ?

Réponse: re:intelligent? de ivan, postée le 2004-12-14 09:06:48 (S | E)
Could the answer be "wholemeal" ? You take out the whole and you still have some meal left over...?

Or is it more twisted than that ?

Ivan.

Réponse: re:intelligent? de ivan, postée le 2004-12-14 09:11:36 (S | E)
Okay ! I hadn't seen the wholesome answer. I must say it's the first time I've used this forum so I was a bit slow catching on...

Still my answer wasn't so far off the mark methinks...

Réponse: re:intelligent? de morenita, postée le 2004-12-14 16:41:56 (S | E)
Ivan !!and your anwser wasnt bad but pj has found it out and so did he with the second one ,
Alright pj, here is another one ,( I m sure u gonna find it out! )
Three men went to a motel. The motel manager said a room cost $30, so each man put up $10 and went to their room. A little while later the manager realized the room was only $25, so he sent the bellhop back to the three guys' room with $5. On the way to the room the bellhop couldn't figure out how to split the $5 between the 3 men, so he gave each one of them $1 and he kept the other $2.

This meant that the 3 men paid $9 each for the room for a total of $27. Add the $2 that the bellhop kept = $29.

Where did the other dollar go?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de ivan, postée le 2004-12-14 17:25:36 (S | E)
Thanks for the welcome !

About your latest riddle it's a wicked one which I knew under another form... It was even explained to me by a maths teacher, but I can't really remember the explanation... (maths was never my strongest subject).
I do think the answer involved thinking "differently" and maybe substracting stuff instead of dividing...

Oh, well someone will find it and i'll try to remember it THIS time !

Ivan

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-14 18:47:44 (S | E)
chhhhhhhhhhhhut Ivan!Let the others guess
how come?you've already had the explanation & forgotten it?
Come on give your brain some gym and try to remember!you dont have to be strong in maths to figure it out it s just.....well,I bet shut up!
see you soon!

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-14 22:54:21 (S | E)
Hello morenita,
You cannot add what one person HAS to what someone else has PAID and come up with any kind of a meaningful number,you have to subtract.

Each man has paid $9.
The bellhop has $2. $9x3=$27-$2=$25 Difference:$25
The hotel clerk has the other 25 dollars.

Answer:
To look at it from the standpoint of the original $30.

Each man has $1.
The bellhop has $2.
the hotel clerk has $25
Total: $1x3=$3+$2+$25=$30

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de serena, postée le 2004-12-15 00:52:33 (S | E)
I think not any penny is lost here.

We have first 30$.
After, each man has 1$.
So 1 x 3 = 3$

The bellshop took 2$. So we have now : 3$ + 2$ = 5$

Adding this to what the clerk have, we obtain the initiale sum :
5$ + 25$ = 30$

So : there isn't another dollar left.

Well, I see no other way to answer this riddle, and I'm quite sure it's a pitfall text. Am I right my tender morenita ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-15 13:35:37 (S | E)
for you both you diid a great job!
Yeah Serena you're right,in all the ridlles there is a kinda pitfall!
and in this one the trap is"there is no missing dollar"!
,your explanation was logic and good !see ya soon

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-15 22:56:21 (S | E)
morenita

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de serena, postée le 2004-12-15 23:25:59 (S | E)
Dandoun, great job ! really !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-15 23:58:02 (S | E)
Thanks Serena, good job to you too

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de serena, postée le 2004-12-16 00:37:10 (S | E)
Fine ! Now, ready for another round against morenita riddles ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-16 12:43:43 (S | E)
what about ya serena? ready?
well,I ll give you a break...find out this easy one:
A farmer had 19 cows.all but 9 died,How many cows did he have left?
seee you soon with another difficult one

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-16 18:28:47 (S | E)
9 ?

Pouvez-vous traduire "did he have left" ? Merci.

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de serena, postée le 2004-12-16 20:52:20 (S | E)
How many "did he have left" ? = Combien il lui reste....

You're right gewurz !
In fact, when she says "all BUT 9 died", she means "tous sont morts sauf 9". So, there are 9 cows left, of course.

Ah morenita !!
Now the break is over, what's your next riddle ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-17 00:21:53 (S | E)
Hello,
I would say the same answer as serena and gewurz.
In fact the answer was already given in your riddle .
So what about having a break and putting you to work

Brain Density Quiz!
So, you think you're smart???? Take this quiz, if you dare! Most answers are numeric, that is 3, 12, 35, etc. Do each one as fast as you can.
Scoring is as follows:
Correct Answers Rating
11 Either you're brilliant or you cheated
9-10 Above Normal
7-8 Normal
4-6 Duh!
1-3 Idiot
0 You should not be on a computer right now.

1. Do they have a fourth of July in England? Yes No
2. How many birth days does the average man have?
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
4. In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?
5. Can a California man legally marry his widow's sister? Yes No
6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
How many minutes would the pills last?
9. A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 9 drop down and die.
How many sheep are left standing?
10. How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?

Enjoy
I will give the answers soon

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de pj, postée le 2004-12-17 09:09:19 (S | E)
1) Is there a Fourth of July in England?
Yes, after the third of July!

2) How many birthdays does the average man have?
1

3)Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
12 !

4) How many outs are there in an inning?
6, 3 per side

5) Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister?
No - he is dead!

6) Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
70

7) If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
2, you took them...

8) A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour. How many minutes would the pills last?
60 - Start with the 1st pill, 30 minutes later take the 2nd, then 30 minutes the 3rd.

9) A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die.
How many are left? 9

10) How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
0. Moses didn't have an ark, Noah did...

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de pj, postée le 2004-12-17 09:12:15 (S | E)
11- A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh? meat !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de serena, postée le 2004-12-17 09:54:21 (S | E)
Hi dandoun !

I thought we were partners here against morenita's riddles.
Anyway, it's ok for me ! Let's try your quizz !

1. "Do they have a fourth of July in England?"
Yes, of course they have it ( what a question ! Unless they have a special calendar.)

2. "How many birth days does the average man have?"
Only one : we are not born more than once.

3. "Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?"
All the months have 28 days, some of them have more ( 30-31 ).

4. "In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?" : 6

5. "Can a California man legally marry his widow's sister?"
No ! His widow’s sister = his wife’s sister, so this Californian man is dead !!! ( nice question ! )

6. "Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?"
70 = 30 x 2 + 10

7. "If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?"
2 ( of course ! as I took them. )

8. "A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
How many minutes would the pills last?"
60 minutes : He’ll take the first pill and then will take the second after 30 min, and the last one 30 other min later. So, the 3 pills will last 60 minutes.

9. "A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 9 drop down and die. How many sheep are left standing?"
9 ( re - of course ! )

10. How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
Moses had a stick not an ark.

11. "A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?"
( well, this is too hard for me. Maybe a cow ? )

Thanks dandoun ! Great riddles.

See you !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-17 14:06:55 (S | E)
Hi lever pple!ur answers were right,i said it was a break haha,well ,i m really glad that u v posted a riddle,let me test my intellingence too
1. Do they have a fourth of July in England? Yes sure there is!
2. How many birth days does the average man have? 1 of course!
3. Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? all of them
4. In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?
5. Can a California man legally marry his widow's sister? sure he cant he s dead!
6. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 70,when we divide 30 by 1/2 that means we multiply 30 with 2 =60 then we add 10 ==70!
7. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? 2 (the two apples that u took away!)
8. A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
How many minutes would the pills last? 60 min!u take one right now,then the second after 30 min,then the third after 60min
9. A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 9 drop down and die. (this is my qst ))
How many sheep are left standing? 9 of course
10. How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark? have no idea!what is moses??
11. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh? hehehe he weights meat!
thank you for this one!pkz post another one soon

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Edité par morenita le 2004-12-17 14:20:14

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-17 19:34:26 (S | E)
Hello,
pj , great job

serena , very well done
11- A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall.What does he weight?==>Meat (think about it) .

morenita
4-In baseball,how many outs are there in an inning?=> 6
10-How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
==> 0 Moses didn't have an ark,that was Noah.
Moses is, one of the best-known people of The Holy Bible.

Thanks to all of you

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-17 19:37:40 (S | E)
thank you dandoun!I have found 9,that means i m above normal!not bad ,and serena too

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-17 19:42:02 (S | E)
alright,its my turn now & it s time to work
Here is the next one:
two mothers & two daughters get into a pet store,there were just three kittens.
somehow all of them walk out with one.how??

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Edité par morenita le 2004-12-17 19:47:34

Réponse: re:intelligent?-3- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-17 19:42:11 (S | E)
Well done

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de cocoon, postée le 2004-12-17 19:47:59 (S | E)
Hi everyone!
Does one of the mothers have a sister?I think this is the explanation...

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de morenita, postée le 2004-12-17 19:54:13 (S | E)
sorry cocon I made a mistake while typing,but i have edited it,there are two mothers and two daughters...(not sisters)

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de cocoon, postée le 2004-12-17 20:01:10 (S | E)
Ok, so "grand'ma" came with her daughter "mum" who came with her daughter "child"... Is that the answer? Or at least, do you understand what I mean?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-17 22:37:36 (S | E)
Here I am again

The answer :
There is a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter. The grandmother is also the mother's mother, so there are 2 daughters and 2 mothers,but only a total of 3 people.
Am I right ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 01:13:00 (S | E)
It's time for you to work morenita
Here is an easy one:

A snail is at the bottom of a 15 meter tree. He tries to reach the top. Each day, he manages to climb 4 meters, but during night, while he sleeps, he slips back 3 meters. How many days will he need to reach the top?

Have fun

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-18 01:32:18 (S | E)
Hello !

What about 12 days ???

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 01:35:41 (S | E)
well done gewruz

Well, after 11 days, he will have climbed 11 meters, so on day 12, he will reach the top.

Thanks to you

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 01:36:01 (S | E)
Wow dandoun ! I'm so happy to have learnt maths !

It will take him 12 days to reach the top.

Right ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 01:37:26 (S | E)
Hello serena ,

great job

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 01:38:39 (S | E)
So, we were all writing at the same time.

gewurz !
serena ! ( )

dandoun ! another one please.

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 01:39:38 (S | E)
again !!!

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-18 01:43:30 (S | E)
Show that 1 = 0 !!!! (it's a known one)

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 01:51:29 (S | E)
As you wish serena here is another one :

Three persons go to the fair to sell their apples. The first person had 10 apples, the second one had 20, and the third one had 30. They all sell them for the same price, and sell all their produce. In the end, they all end up with $10. What was the asking price?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 01:58:31 (S | E)
A question : each one of them ended with 10$ or 10$ is the sum they had together ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-18 02:00:07 (S | E)
Hello Dandoun !
You mean, each seller has got his own asking price, don't you ?

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-18 02:02:58 (S | E)
I'd say :
- 1$ an apple for the first
- 50c an apple for the second
- 33.33333333333333333333333333 cents an apple for the last.

but the first seller must sell golden apples !!!

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 02:06:25 (S | E)
maybe gewurz.

But as I understand the riddle, they sold a same price for all the apples.
Which is quite impossible to have 10$ each.

Hold on dandoun, I'm coming back !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 02:07:03 (S | E)
Yeah gewurz each seller has got his own asking price and they all ended up with $10 .

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de celbaz, postée le 2004-12-18 02:12:42 (S | E)
Is it a grandmother, a mother and a daugter ? It means only 3 people !
Good jokes.

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 02:18:41 (S | E)
Dandoun, you said above that they sold them for the same price !

Then, I suggest this :

1) 10:10= 1$

2) 20:10 = 2$
Or, we need a same price. Then : 20 apples = 12 + 8
So 2$ + 8x1$ = 10$

3) 30:10=3$
Same hold as for the second one.
30 apples = 12 + 12 + 6
2$ + 2$ + 6x1$ = 10$

12 = a dozen

Then they sold : an apple for 1$ and a dozen for 2$.
And they all have 10$ each.

Correct ?

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Edité par serena le 2004-12-18 02:24:48

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 02:20:51 (S | E)
For the first one you're right gewurz

A small indice : to sell their apples the second and the third followed a little step.
EX:If you are a seller and you want to sell what you have in store,you just try to sell them for a dozen, Right.
So what was the asking price for a dozen??
It's easy now

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 02:23:47 (S | E)
Serena, really great job
You are absolutly right :

The asking price was $1 for a single apple, and $2 for a dozen.

That way, the first person sold 10 apples at $1 = $10
The second sold 1 Dozen at $2 and 8 apples at $1 = $10
The thirds sold 2 Dozen at $2 and 6 apples at $1 = $10

Well done

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 02:31:33 (S | E)
Ready for another one or

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 02:34:48 (S | E)
Wow !!!! Bingo !

Well, after this hard job, it's hard time I go to bed.
Thank you both for your nice company, dandoun and gewurz.

So, see you soon !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de gewurz, postée le 2004-12-18 02:34:57 (S | E)
I wish you a good night. Time to go to bed !!! (2.35 a.m.)
See you soon.

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de serena, postée le 2004-12-18 02:36:05 (S | E)
Yes gewurz ! 1 = 0 !

Good night !

Réponse: re:intelligent?-5- de dandoun, postée le 2004-12-18 02:38:05 (S | E)
Thanks to both of you Serena and gewurz

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