~The BrAiN tEaSeR Thread~

[batman11]

Not yet. Assuming Owl is right for the museum one, I think it's the only open riddle.

Oh yeah, the lifesupport one needs to be confirmed.

Its confirmed, the OP of the riddle also posted the solution.

 

[TNC9852002]

Riddle #16

A grandmother sent her grandson into the orchard to get a pan of berries, and she said:

"Give me half the berries and one-half a berry more; then give your father half the remainder and half a berry over, and your mother half the balance and half a berry besides, and have one berry left for yourself".

Question: How many berries must he pick?

This Riddle Has Been Solved

-TNC

 

[wiegeabo]

So there's an open spot for a new riddle.


EDIT: Guess not.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

It was this one:

-TNC

HAHAHAHA I just fell off of my chair laughing

 

[POWdER-man]

Riddle #15:

You're in a room filled with sacks. As many sacks as you like. Each sack is filled with the same number of coins. As many coins as you like. In one sack the coins are made of solid gold. All the other sacks are filled with coins made of another metal that looks and acts just like gold.

The gold and metal coins look exactly the same and all the coins are the exact same size. The only difference is that gold and metal coins don't weigh the same.

There is a penny scale in the room, but you only have one penny. How do you find the bag with the gold coins?

well if I can have as many sacks as I want...I would only want two?....one sack of gold..and one sack of lead.....I guess you would need to know which weighs more....

 

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #16

A grandmother sent her grandson into the orchard to get a pan of berries, and she said:

"Give me half the berries and one-half a berry more; then give your father half the remainder and half a berry over, and your mother half the balance and half a berry besides, and have one berry left for yourself".

Question: How many berries must he pick?

HINT: Read backwards. Math.

-TNC

4 and nine-sixteenth berries

 

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #16

A grandmother sent her grandson into the orchard to get a pan of berries, and she said:

"Give me half the berries and one-half a berry more; then give your father half the remainder and half a berry over, and your mother half the balance and half a berry besides, and have one berry left for yourself".

Question: How many berries must he pick?

HINT: Read backwards. Math.

-TNC

There were 15 berries.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Do I only have 1 penny total, or can I do mutliple pennies at once?

 

[Halcohol]

Riddle #16

A grandmother sent her grandson into the orchard to get a pan of berries, and she said:

"Give me half the berries and one-half a berry more; then give your father half the remainder and half a berry over, and your mother half the balance and half a berry besides, and have one berry left for yourself".

Question: How many berries must he pick?

HINT: Read backwards. Math.

-TNC

He must pick 64 berries.

32 + 16 = 48 berries to grandmother (grandson still has 16)
8 + 4 = 12 berries to father (grandson still has 4)
2 + 1 = 3 berries to mother (grandson still has 1)

 

[TNC9852002]

There were 15 berries.

Explain?

-TNC

 

[TNC9852002]

He must pick 64 berries.

32 + 16 = 48 berries to grandmother (grandson still has 16)
8 + 4 = 12 berries to father (grandson still has 4)
2 + 1 = 3 berries to mother (grandson still has 1)

No, they say one-half berry more, not half of the amount. It means literally, one half of a berry.

-TNC

 

[Halcohol]

 

[wiegeabo]

Do I only have 1 penny total, or can I do mutliple pennies at once?

No, you only have one penny. And once it's spent, you can't weight anymore.

 

[Halcohol]

No, they say one-half berry more, not half of the amount. It means literally, one half of a berry.

-TNC

Oh... then I don't know.

 

[POWdER-man]

The answer is 15.....

15= 7.5 +.5 leaves 7 left
7 = 3.5 +.5 leaves 3 left
3= 1.5 + .5 leaves 1 left.....

 

[TNC9852002]

I love that show...

-TNC

 

[TNC9852002]

The answer is 15.....

15= 7.5 +.5 leaves 7 left
7 = 3.5 +.5 leaves 3 left
3= 1.5 + .5 leaves 1 left.....

-TNC

 

[wiegeabo]

The answer is 15.....

15= 7.5 +.5 leaves 7 left
7 = 3.5 +.5 leaves 3 left
3= 1.5 + .5 leaves 1 left.....

Of course I used algebra.

.5(.5(.5x - .5) - .5) - .5 = 1

 

[POWdER-man]

No, you only have one penny. And once it's spent, you can't weight anymore.

Did you see my half answer?

 

[wiegeabo]

Which one?

 

[POWdER-man]

Of course I used algebra.

.5(.5(.5x - .5) - .5) - .5 = 1

show off.....


and was your sacks one solved yet?

well if I can have as many sacks as I want...I would only want two?....one sack of gold..and one sack of lead.....I guess you would need to know which weighs more....

 

[Halcohol]

Which one?

Why don't you just tell us the answer?

 

[wiegeabo]

show off.....


and was your sacks one solved yet?

well if I can have as many sacks as I want...I would only want two?....one sack of gold..and one sack of lead.....I guess you would need to know which weighs more....

The gold coins and metal coins can weigh anything you want. But remember, you're solution has to work for any number of sacks and coins, and use the scale.

 

[wiegeabo]

Why don't you just tell us the answer?

Because he said he had 'half' an answer. But I don't remember his post.

And I don't have to say what the answer is for 24 hours.

 

[TNC9852002]

I swore I've heard of this coin teaser before or one similar to it. We still have room for another riddle I think.

-TNC