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Jun 23, 2008 12:36 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
at riddles ? i have 3 for you then .

1) Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match?

2) Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?


3)Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?
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Jun 23, 2008 12:38 AM CST are you any good
wolfpack
wolfpackwolfpackpost falls, Idaho USA8 Threads 770 Posts
1-4
2- kids row and parents swim
3-5
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Jun 23, 2008 12:39 AM CST are you any good
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
thats it
im outta here

bye kitten

wonderful monday to ya

i trust it will be more enjoyable after having tortured me






youre welcome!


wink


xx
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Jun 23, 2008 12:39 AM CST are you any good
CageWarrior
CageWarriorCageWarriorSpokane, Washington USA1 Posts
1. 6

2. one kid stays in than boat tha whole time and takes all three one by one

3. 5
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Jun 23, 2008 12:41 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
1. 3, if she has 2 out she has at least one black and one brown glove. So the third will match one of the first two, unless she already has a pair.

2. Kids row across, one comes back, one parent rows across, second kid comes back. Kids row across... repeat for second parent. Either that, or the can: Swim, cut down a tree and use it as a bridge, or find a fjord.

3. None until he makes cigars out of them. After that... however many he has on hand, has money for, and/or can bum off of other cigar smokers.
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Jun 23, 2008 12:42 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
wolfpack: 1-4
2- kids row and parents swim
3-5


sorry love but nope laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 12:44 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: sorry love but nope
Wow, you called him love... lucky guy. laugh (I know, nothing meant by it!) cheers
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Jun 23, 2008 12:44 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
Robertm80: 1. 3, if she has 2 out she has at least one black and one brown glove. So the third will match one of the first two, unless she already has a pair.

2. Kids row across, one comes back, one parent rows across, second kid comes back. Kids row across... repeat for second parent. Either that, or the can: Swim, cut down a tree and use it as a bridge, or find a fjord.

3. None until he makes cigars out of them. After that... however many he has on hand, has money for, and/or can bum off of other cigar smokers.


you hav e number 2 correct but not the others ,sorree laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 12:46 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
Robertm80: Wow, you called him love... lucky guy. (I know, nothing meant by it!)



rolling on the floor laughing this is where i should say "awwwww love " isnt it ? laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 12:48 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: you hav e number 2 correct but not the others ,sorree


Hmmm... maybe on number 3: However many he can fit in his mouth...

As for number one, assuming there are no other pairs of gloves in the drawer she would indeed have to take 3, and only 3 to ensure she has a pair or the same color. However, if they are different gloves and just the same color she would need to take 13, since she could have 6 of one color of different design, and 6 of the other color of different design, before finding a match. (please note that I went with the simplest answer of her having sets of gloves that were the same).
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Jun 23, 2008 12:49 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: this is where i should say "awwwww love " isnt it ?


rolling on the floor laughing No. Neither of us know each other that well.laugh However, I would at least have appreciated the complement from a pretty woman.
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Jun 23, 2008 12:52 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
Robertm80: Hmmm... maybe on number 3: However many he can fit in his mouth...

As for number one, assuming there are no other pairs of gloves in the drawer she would indeed have to take 3, and only 3 to ensure she has a pair or the same color. However, if they are different gloves and just the same color she would need to take 13, since she could have 6 of one color of different design, and 6 of the other color of different design, before finding a match. (please note that I went with the simplest answer of her having sets of gloves that were the same).


very good on the 13 count so shall i explain ?

13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right hand or left hand match.
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Jun 23, 2008 12:53 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: very good on the 13 count so shall i explain ?

13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right hand or left hand match.


Ah. But in the dark she could still tell if a glove was left or right handed based on the tag and thumb position.
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Jun 23, 2008 12:56 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
As to number 3: Should I be asking how many people's butt's he found? You didn't specify cigar butts...
Otherwise I'm stumped on this one beyond what I already posted.
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Jun 23, 2008 12:59 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
Robertm80: As to number 3: Should I be asking how many people's butt's he found? You didn't specify cigar butts...
Otherwise I'm stumped on this one beyond what I already posted.



he has found 25 butts
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Jun 23, 2008 1:00 AM CST are you any good
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
Robertm80: Ah. But in the dark she could still tell if a glove was left or right handed based on the tag and thumb position.


she could but then again ...................... shes fiction laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 1:01 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: he has found 25 butts


Then he has 5 cigars once he has made them. He still has 0 to smoke at the moment unless he has a stockpile or can bum some. As to how many he can smoke it's obviously limited to how many he can stand to smoke, which might not be many if he hasn't found a lot of butts in the last while.
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Jun 23, 2008 1:02 AM CST are you any good
moonfoxinthesnow
moonfoxinthesnowmoonfoxinthesnowALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico USA9 Threads 347 Posts
1. 7 you have 6 left handed gloves and 6 right handed gloves in two different colors each 6.. so if you pull out 7 gloves your guaranteed to have at least one match.

2. already answered

3. he can make 5 granted that he has the paper to roll um.. but I dunno if his lungs are up to smoking that many a day. Or if he even has the lips to smoke um with laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 1:02 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
dillydally: she could but then again ...................... shes fiction


Well, I guess I can go with that. Maybe she was a dork, cut off all the tags, and then regretted it when the power went out before a big date...laugh
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Jun 23, 2008 1:04 AM CST are you any good
Robertm80
Robertm80Robertm80Vista, California USA35 Posts
moonfoxinthesnow: 1. 7 you have 6 left handed gloves and 6 right handed gloves in two different colors each 6.. so if you pull out 7 gloves your guaranteed to have at least one match.

2. already answered

3. he can make 5 granted that he has the paper to roll um.. but I dunno if his lungs are up to smoking that many a day. Or if he even has the lips to smoke um with


Someone else on the same page with #3! hug

As for number one... the seven gloved could all be left handed if my idea with the tag and thumb isn't followed (6 black, one brown, all lefties). But I think I've already beat riddle #1's answer to death! It's crying help me!
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