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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / September 2005Math Logic?
Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole piece. How do you divide the candy so that each student receives a piece AND one remains in the box? My Answer: Melt the candy into on long piece and then cut it into seven equal pieces. That's not the right answer, though... (Or so I was told.) The Ranger The Ranger mentioned in passing : > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > seven equal pieces. That's not the right answer, though... (Or so I > was told.) my husband the math genius says: leave one in the box, then you divide each of the 5 other pieces into six pieces [making thirty pieces] then give each of the six people five pieces, leaving only the one still in the box. did he win? -Aula  SignatureBegin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. -Marie Beyon Ray > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The Ranger Give the first five students one piece each, give the remaining student the last piece in the box. gloria p Crush the candy, put them in a margarita and no one will care :) > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The Ranger I've had a bad day and my initial reaction isn't very nice. You divide each piece of candy into 6 and leave one whole piece in the box. > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The Ranger > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The Ranger Give 5 students a whole piece each, the 6 th student is handed the box with the remaining piece of candy in it. those who talked about chopping up the candy into pieces didnt read the question properly. :) SignatureSarah It's an odd world I live in. >> Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One >> whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > :) hehe .. smarty pants! I think your right. :) . >>> Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One >>> whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > hehe .. smarty pants! > I think your right. :) . so that last student is not actually allowed to eat the piece of candy then. cos if they did it would not remain in the box >>>>Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One >>>>whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > so that last student is not actually allowed to eat the piece of candy then. > cos if they did it would not remain in the box The puzzle didn't say anything about anyone eating the candy. gloria p Puester mentioned in passing : > The puzzle didn't say anything about anyone eating the candy. What I want to know is, where is Ranger with the answer!?!??? It's been 24 hours...... -Aula, waiting SignatureWisdom comes by disillusionment. -George Santayana > Puester mentioned in passing : > > > > The puzzle didn't say anything about anyone eating the candy. > > > What I want to know is, where is Ranger with the answer!?!??? > It's been 24 hours...... >>>>My Answer: Melt the candy into on long piece and then cut >>>>it into seven equal pieces. That's not the right answer, though... >>>>(Or so I was told.) That was the answer I gave and the teacher that asked the original question smiled and said, "Nope." That was it. Puester and Sarah probably gave the right answer... I didn't think of giving the box _AND_ candy to the sixth child... The Ranger >>>Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One >>>whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > hehe .. smarty pants! > I think your right. :) . <G> I see Gloria posted the answer as well :) SignatureSarah It's an odd world I live in. > Q: You have six whole pieces of candy in a box and six students. One > whole piece is to remain in the box while each student receives a whole [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The Ranger Eat all the candy yourself and tell them that current laws will not allow you to give them any thing that could be detrimetnal to their health in any way and you would not want to risk you job, salary, marriage and life long well being just to provide them with a small moment of pleasure. |
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