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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #25 on: Oct 31st, 2003, 12:34am » |
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on Oct 30th, 2003, 11:03pm, Darcal wrote:Hi, please help with the following,
52c in a p (WJ's) |
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I think that this original riddle is mis-worded.
How about
52c in a p (W/OJ's)
or
54c in a p (WJ's)
There are also a bunch of other riddles like this someplace. You might find some similar ones if you search for your riddle.
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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #26 on: Oct 31st, 2003, 1:53am » |
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Maybe this would help, a previous riddle read, 66 b in the b.
What is the answer?
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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #27 on: Oct 31st, 2003, 2:47am » |
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66 b in the b = 66 books in the bible
52c in a p (WJ's) = 52 cards in a pack (With Jokers)
So the next one is: 39b of the ot
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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #28 on: Oct 31st, 2003, 3:43am » |
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Quote:| So the next one is: 39b of the ot |
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:39 Books of the Old Testament
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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #29 on: Oct 31st, 2003, 9:50am » |
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on Oct 31st, 2003, 2:47am, Darcal wrote:| 52c in a p (WJ's) = 52 cards in a pack (With Jokers) |
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This is what Speaker was refering to as being misstated, since there are 54 cards in a deck with jokers. Presumably, though what was meant is "52 cards in a pack (Without Jokers).
However, if they are going to throw in the "s" for Jokers (with a non-existant apostrophe, no less), they should have also included the o for without. 
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Re: 3 easy ones
« Reply #30 on: Nov 1st, 2003, 7:55pm » |
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on Feb 1st, 2003, 1:49am, udippel wrote:| 1.) You drive in a race car and overtake the second fastest. Which position will you be in? |
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If you overtake the second fastest, you must be driving the fastest - which puts you in first (assuming the fastest car always wins).
Quote:| 2.) You drive in a race car and overtake the last car. Which position do you reach? |
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I started the race with the other ten cars ahead of me. I overtook the first car, then the second. The third, fourth and fifth followed swiftly. I overtook the sixth on a sharp corner before overtaking the seventh on the next straight. The ninth strayed wide to cut off the eighth, letting me ovetake them both. Finally, I overtook the last car just before the finish line to take first place!
Alternatively, if I overtake the last car mentioned (the second fastest), I win again!
Thirdly, if the "last" describes the position of the car overtaken after the overtaking, I end up in second last place.
Surely any of the interpretations which makes the situation described possible is more correct than insisting that the question is not valid...
Quote:3.) Susan's father has five daughters:
Nani
Neni
Noni
Nuni
What's the name of the fifth? |
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OK, this one got me at first glance, and I didn't think of the various quibbles either, but I spotted my mistake inside the three second time limit...
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