Logician wanted

[steev 10]

Originally posted by Cyclone

Not sure if giving your mobile number out is cheating though.

 

Meh, well the actual answer was to get your friend to drive the frail person to the hospital, & wait at the bus stop with aforementioned "hotty" for him/her to come back with your car.

 

The mobile number addition is just being clever

[Phanerothyme 12]

Originally posted by steev

1st) 6 on each side, find the heaviest...

 

2nd) of the heaviest bunch of 6, weigh 3 against each other...

 

3rd) of the heaviest bunch of 3, weigh 1 against another...

 

In the last weighing, either 1 will be heavier, or both will be the same, in which case the one you didn't weigh in the last lot will be the odd one out.

 

Nope. what if it is lighter, not heavier. You have to tell me which one is the odd one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter....

 

Flat as a billiard ball, obviously, means as smooth as. Billiard balls aren't flat either.

[Cyclone 10]

Originally posted by steev

Meh, well the actual answer was to get your friend to drive the frail person to the hospital, & wait at the bus stop with aforementioned "hotty" for him/her to come back with your car.

 

The mobile number addition is just being clever

 

if they're allowed to leave the area and come back again, then why aren't you?

[Phanerothyme 12]

Originally posted by Cyclone

give the car to your old friend (along with your mobile number).

Ask him to drive the old person to the hospital.

 

Catch the bus with the hotty.

 

Call an ambulance, a taxi and book a restuarant - then drive your date to the restaurant?

[steev 10]

Originally posted by Cyclone

if they're allowed to leave the area and come back again, then why aren't you?

 

Coz they were waiting at a bus stop. If you leave, the bus will turn up, & they'll get on.

 

I'm getting the impression it was written before mobile phones though

 

OK, try this one...

 

3 blokes miss the last train/bus/donkey out of town, & head to a hotel. The receptionist tells them that they have a room with 3 beds, which is £30, so they each pay a tenner.

 

Later, the receptionist remembers that they have an offer on, & that it was actually £25, so takes a fiver change up to the room. The 3 blokes thank the receptionist for his/her honesty, each take £1, leaving the receptionist with a £2 tip...

 

So, to summarise, each bloke paid £9, & the receptionist got £2 tip...

 

3 x £9 = £27

£2 tip = £2

TOTAL = £29

 

Where did the other £1 go?

 

**edit - Anyone who sees the answer quickly please leave it a while, I love confusing people with this one!

[cgksheff 44]

Originally posted by Phanerothyme

Nope. what if it is lighter, not heavier. You have to tell me which one is the odd one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter....

 

 

Weigh(#1) 4 against 4.

If they balance, the odd one is in the remaining 4.

Weigh[#2) 3 of the "balanced" balls against 3 of the remainders.

If they balance then the last ball left is the odd one.

Weigh it(#3) against one of the others to see if it is lighter or heavier.

 

If they don't balance, then .....?

[poppins 10]

Originally posted by steev

Full marks that dude!!

 

Have you seen that before, or are you really that quick?!?

 

 

He's seen it before, i did it, it's in I'm Bored, i meant the girl, old woman,friend one !

[Phanerothyme 12]

Originally posted by cgksheff

Weigh(#1) 4 against 4.

If they balance, the odd one is in the remaining 4.

Weigh[#2) 3 of the "balanced" balls against 3 of the remainders.

If they balance then the last ball left is the odd one.

Weigh it(#3) against one of the others to see if it is lighter or heavier.

 

If they don't balance, then .....?

 

keep thinking! but you are on the right track with fours.

[Jamie 10]

Originally posted by steev

OK, try this one...

 

3 blokes miss the last train/bus/donkey out of town, & head to a hotel. The receptionist tells them that they have a room with 3 beds, which is £30, so they each pay a tenner.

 

Later, the receptionist remembers that they have an offer on, & that it was actually £25, so takes a fiver change up to the room. The 3 blokes thank the receptionist for his/her honesty, each take £1, leaving the receptionist with a £2 tip...

 

So, to summarise, each bloke paid £9, & the receptionist got £2 tip...

 

3 x £9 = £27

£2 tip = £2

TOTAL = £29

 

Where did the other £1 go?

 

**edit - Anyone who sees the answer quickly please leave it a while, I love confusing people with this one!

 

Each bloke did not pay £9 for the room, they paid (£30 - £2 (tip) ) / 3.

 

Equating to: £28 / 3.

 

Each bloke gave a £0.66... tip, and paid, £9.33... for the room.

[TimmyR 10]

Originally posted by Jamie

Each bloke did not pay £9 for the room, they paid (£30 - £2 (tip) ) / 3.

 

Equating to: £28 / 3.

 

Each bloke gave a £0.66... tip, and paid, £9.33... for the room.

 

Thats not it. The mistake is in the adding up. Each bloke spent in total £9. i.e. £27 pounds in total. The £27 comprises £25 payment for the room and a £2 tip. So each bloke paid £0.66 tip and £8.33 for the room.

 

The summary is incorrect. It should read. So each bloke spent £9

 

i.e. £9 x 3 = £27

 

- £2 tip for the girl

 

and so the hotel received £25 for the room.

 

 

OR you could say.

 

The blokes started with a tenner each. i.e £30. They then gave that to the hotel. THe hotel has thirty pounds.

The girl refunds £1 to each bloke, she keeps £2. Thus, the blokes each have £1, the girl £2 and the hotel £25. Total still equals £30.