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Riddle - Uno - 08-12-2006
OK, I got bored of writing my post, so here is a riddle.
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A man needs to get across the river along with his four boats. He can put a smaller no. boat into a larger no. boat. Acording to the no. of the boat, that's how many days it'll take to cross the river. He can't put more than one boat into another boat. What is the least amount of days it'll take to cross the river? Please explain your answer.
I'll give a simple 50 Zeni to the winner.
*Side note*: It took my teacher three day to figure out.
Riddle - Violet - 08-12-2006
Put the 4 boat into the 8 boat, and then tie those to the 2 boat, and the tie the 2 boat to the 1 boat, and then go. One day.
Riddle - Uno - 08-12-2006
There is no trick to it, and no bypassing of rules. You can't tie boats together or use a smaller boat to carry a bigger boat. If you get a one digit number, then you cheated.
Riddle - Jewtastic - 08-12-2006
put 1 in 2=2
back in 1=1
1 in 4=4
back in 1=1
1 in 8=8
16 days
Riddle - Uno - 08-12-2006
I'll post again when someone gets it right...
Riddle - Retane - 08-13-2006
You again!?
=P
lol I'll look at this when I get back. XD
Edit: once again theres missing info so I'll be back with 3 diff ways =)
Riddle - Uno - 08-16-2006
Retane: This isn't a trick question. There is a simple(or not so simple) answer to this question.
Everyone else: I thought I'll just bump this
Riddle - Aero - 08-16-2006
Lol. This reminds me of the one with the man and the 2 kids.
Riddle - Dantes - 08-16-2006
20 days total.
put boat 4 in 8... go across.. then come back with boat 4
put boat 2 in boat 4.... go across.... then come back with boat 2
Put boat 1 in boat 2...... go across..... FINISH
Riddle - Jewtastic - 08-16-2006
Where the hell did you learn math?
8+4=12
12=4=16
16=2=18
18+2=20
You edited before I got mine up...yet my way was still faster...
Riddle - Dantes - 08-16-2006
Hence the number 20 in my post.....and i edited it before you posted as well
I guess we need another riddle if ours are the answer
Riddle - Aero - 08-16-2006
Put 4 in 8 = 8 days
4 goes back = 12 total days
2 in 4 = 16 total days
2 back across = 18 total days
1 in 2 = 20 total days
20 Days, total.
EDIT: It's amazing how many posts were put up within 30 seconds.
Riddle - Krillin - 08-16-2006
I don't see how Murasaki's answer is wrong.
Riddle - Jewtastic - 08-16-2006
Me either Krillin. I can't think of a way it would be faster. Unless you can load as many boats into the bigger number so that it doesn't exceed that number, but I doubt it.
Riddle - Dantes - 08-16-2006
18
Put 2 in 8 .... go across, come back with 2 ====total 10
Put 2 in 4 .... go across, come back with 2 ====total 6
put 1 in 2 .... go across, Finish ===== total 2
10+6+2=18
Riddle - Jewtastic - 08-16-2006
Thats still more then 16
Riddle - Dantes - 08-16-2006
damn this is turning out to be hard
I also got this 17
2 in 4, bring 2 back = 6
1 in 8, bring 1 back = 9
1 in 2, FIn = 2
Riddle - Krillin - 08-16-2006
More than 16.
Either Koola is mistaken, or he left a piece of information out, or he has some BS trick that doesn't make any logical sense whatsoever.
Riddle - Dantes - 08-17-2006
Yeah i'm just throwing answer out there cuz i cant get anything less than 16
Riddle - Retane - 08-17-2006
put 1 in 8, come back=9
put 1 in 4=5
put 1 in 2=2
9+5+2= 16
Erm Murasaki got it =\
Unless you can come up with a less number in the final equation without redisributing them. Taking the 1 boat to bring you back makes the # of days less.
Or 8!
Stack them on top of each other and make 1 trip. for 8 days. And technically the there is only 1 boat in each boat.
1 is in2
2 in4
4 in 8
But technically! He didnt if the boat crossing the river was round trip or whjat.
Yes im being a moron here.
but...
Put 1 in 2=2
2 in4=4
4 in 8=8
8+4+2= 14