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Ask for help > help needed from maths teachers!
help needed from maths teachers!
Sara5
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help needed from maths teachers!
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Dear teachers,
I need you to help me with this riddle:
You have 50 sheep. You need to sell them all in 5 days.You can only use odd numbers to do that.
Thanks alot!
Hugs from Kuwait! |
27 Jun 2010
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yolprica
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It is impossible if you have to sell at least one every day and you can �t buy any.
Yolanda |
27 Jun 2010
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anitarobi
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Can you save one day to rest? |
27 Jun 2010
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Sara5
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No anitarobi. You have to solve the problem in only 5 days. |
27 Jun 2010
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PinkReindeer
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It �s impossible if you have to sell at least 1 every day for 5 days. 5 is an odd number. Adding 5 odd numbers gives you an odd number not an equal (50 sheep). Maybe you can buy some sheep? |
27 Jun 2010
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Adel A
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hi sara
Thanks for your PM sent to me a few days ago
Then,I wonder whether if it is a riddle or a true proplem solving |
27 Jun 2010
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yaryna1805
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How about selling 5 sheep twice a day? I think there must be a catch in it...
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27 Jun 2010
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kodora
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you will sell 1,3,5,7,9 =25 twice a day Dora
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27 Jun 2010
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Sara5
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Thaaaaaank You Yaryna. Your answer might be the one I am looking for.
Thank you alll |
27 Jun 2010
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kbhp
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Can he take a day off and not kill any sheep on that day? Then he could kill 17,13 - ( day off ) -13-7.
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27 Jun 2010
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