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(Message started by: oceanvibe on Dec 3rd, 2015, 1:36am)
Title: How many bees and flowers
Post by oceanvibe on Dec 3rd, 2015, 1:36am
In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over the flowers. How many flowers and bees are there if both the following statements are true: 1. If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2. If two bees share each flower there is one flower left out.
Title: Re: How many bees and flowers
Post by Grimbal on Apr 21st, 2016, 6:21am
The statement "If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower" is self-contradictory.  If each bee lands on a flower then each bees has got a flower.

Also, if two bees share each flower, then each flower has 2 bees on it, and none is left out.
Title: Re: How many bees and flowers
Post by playful on Apr 24th, 2016, 12:56am
To paraphrase my friend Bill, whether it's contradictory depends on what get gets you and on what left out leaves you out of.

But yeah, @oceanvibe probably means [hide]b=f+1 and f=b/2+1[/hide]
Title: Re: How many bees and flowers
Post by riddler358 on Apr 24th, 2016, 6:24am
i would say that there is 1 bee and there are no flowers at all there
Title: Re: How many bees and flowers
Post by JiNbOtAk on Apr 24th, 2016, 6:52pm

on 12/03/15 at 01:36:27, oceanvibe wrote:
1. If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2. If two bees share each flower there is one flower left out.



on 04/21/16 at 06:21:35, Grimbal wrote:
The statement "If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower" is self-contradictory.  If each bee lands on a flower then each bees has got a flower.

Also, if two bees share each flower, then each flower has 2 bees on it, and none is left out.



on 04/24/16 at 00:56:53, playful wrote:
But yeah, @oceanvibe probably means [hide]b=f+1 and f=b/2+1[/hide]


Would it be better to word it thus ?

1. If one bee lands on a flower, there'll be a bee which won't get a flower.

2. If two bees share a flower there is one flower left out.

Which I believe yields [hide]4[/hide] bees and [hide]3[/hide] flowers.
Title: Re: How many bees and flowers
Post by anglia on Apr 29th, 2016, 10:55pm

on 04/24/16 at 18:52:34, JiNbOtAk wrote:
Would it be better to word it thus ?

1. If one bee lands on a flower, there'll be a bee which won't get a flower.

2. If two bees share a flower there is one flower left out.

Which I believe yields [hide]4[/hide] bees and [hide]3[/hide] flowers.


I'll agree with you. there are 3 flowers and 4 bees.


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