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wu :: forums    riddles    hard (Moderators: Grimbal, Icarus, SMQ, towr, ThudnBlunder, william wu, Eigenray)    Camel Banana Transport « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Camel Banana Transport  (Read 7215 times) tyler Guest Camel Banana Transport   « on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:06pm » Quote Modify Remove Camel Banana Transport   does the camel require bananas to travel? ie:go 1 unit, drop off 999, can he go back to get another 1k?   // Link added and Title changed by moderator // « Last Edit: Aug 28th, 2003, 5:55pm by Icarus » IP Logged Dave Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #1 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:18pm » Quote Modify Remove Tells them to ti. IP Logged tyler Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #2 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:21pm » Quote Modify Remove engrish? IP Logged Ctrl-D Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #3 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:23pm » Quote Modify Remove Simple.  He tells them to grab his brothers camel and get there first.  It is dependent on the camel, not the brother.   ^D IP Logged Xactoguy Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #4 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:36pm » Quote Modify Remove Well, you have to be able to drop off the bananas, or else this would be a futile riddle, because you would arrive with all the bananas eaten. « Last Edit: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:36pm by Xactoguy » IP Logged Tom Shields Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #5 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:47pm » Quote Modify Remove Anybody get an answer larger than 533? IP Logged Xactoguy Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #6 on: Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:35pm » Quote Modify Remove I managed to get 534 bananas using this logic.   For first 200 steps, transport all the bananas, taking multiple trips, consuming 5 bananas for each step travelled.  At step 200 you arrive with ( 3000 - 5 * 200 ) or 2000 bananas.     For next 333 steps ( or until step 533 ) continue transporting all the bananas in multiple trips.  However, because only 2 trips are required, only 3 bananas are consumed each trip.     At step 533, the camel now has ( 2000 - 333 * 3 ) or 1001 bananas left to transport.  Therefore, rather than consuming 3 due to the fact that he has greater than 1000 bananas, he simply eats the 1001th banana, and transports the other 1000 bananas, consuming one each step, for the rest of the way.     For the remaining 467 steps, this equals 467 bananas eaten, or  1001 - 467 = 534 bananas in total.   I hope that all my logic works out for that.  Anyone found a better solution yet? IP Logged James G Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #7 on: Jul 24th, 2002, 1:41am » Quote Modify Remove Hmmm, seems there are 2 camel problems happening here. I'm just going for the easy one. Having a tie could work, because both camels cross last. _But_ why are they racing? That can't be the answer, or they'd be peacibly trotting along side-by-side. (Yes?) Taking brother's camel could potentially work. (And explains the rush.) _But_ depending on the rules, it might only work if you could then get your own camel back afterward, because your camel hasn't crossed last if it hasn't crossed. And as an aside, this is assuming that the race will finish after both camels have crossed, although that sounds like a reasonable assumption. Alternatively, you could cross first, and disassemble the finish line. Or block it until the race it is declared over, (or the will is written, or dad dies), and it doesn't matter any more. Or cross the finish line, then kill your brother's camel (and maybe your brother for good measure). Or cross the finish line and kill your dad, maybe. Ok, I've kind of forgotten the exact wording of the question, but I'm sure one of these (or some combination) will work. IP Logged Alf Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #8 on: Jul 25th, 2002, 3:40am » Quote Modify Remove For the easy one: The man tells them that they are now running on each other camel, so if you arrive first your camel will arrive the last one.   For the one about bananas: I also though about that logic and 534 seems the better move for me. IP Logged Tom Shields Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #9 on: Jul 25th, 2002, 10:30pm » Quote Modify Remove Well done, Xactoguy!  I used the same logic, but missed the fact that the banana is eaten at the beginning of the unit, thus the 1001th banana can get used.  Thanks! IP Logged Ones Self Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #10 on: Jul 28th, 2002, 9:21pm » Quote Modify Remove I managed to get 834 bananas across.  This assumes that the camel does not eat anything if it doesn't carry anything.     You load it up with 1000 bananas and move 1 unit, drop the bananas move back and carry a 1000 more, and so on, until you get to the finish line.   This means that for the first 333 units you lose 3 bananas a unit, until you only have to make 2 trips back.  Then you only lose 2 bananas a unit for 500 more units.  For the last 167 units you lose 1 banana per unit.  That means that all in all you're left with 834 bananas.   I think. IP Logged mike1102 Guest Re: camel problem?   « Reply #11 on: Jul 30th, 2003, 6:00am » Quote Modify Remove don't use that @#$!@ banana eating camel. Move the bananas yourself - then the maximum number of bananas you can transport is 3000. IP Logged Guest152 Guest Re: Camel Banana Transport   « Reply #12 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 4:38pm » Quote Modify Remove Unless a unit is a really long distnace, like a lightyear, in which case a bannanna is fairly good pay for a unit that long   IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium => hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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