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1. A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:29:14 +0000; Here's a math puzzle for a change of pace. No fair writing a computer program to brute-force the answer out--it shouldn't take more than a pencil, paper, and about 20 minutes. Scott On a fine sunny a; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01926.html (8,386 bytes)
2. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 17:05:49 +0000; It's NAVY! N-A-V-Y! Why does everyone assume that just because I'm overpaid, underworked, and haven't been out to sea in the four years I've been on active duty that I must be in the Air Force?? No; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01974.html (8,098 bytes)
3. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: Teacher122 <Teacher122@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 19:13:19 EST; << How old are the tortoises, and how old is the visitor? Note: All of the ages are integers. (No one in the puzzle is 23.47546 years old, or anything like that...) The ages are 14, 9, & 25 yrs. for; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01986.html (7,607 bytes)
4. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:12:43 -0500; Say Teacher - doesn't the original problem state that ony one of the tortoises older than the visitor? I believe that 14>12 & 29>12. That's one too many. Bud Krueger; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02069.html (7,897 bytes)
5. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:59:01 -0500; How about: Tortoises are 5, 9 & 70; visitor is 21? Bud Krueger 52TD; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02079.html (8,860 bytes)
6. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: Teacher122 <Teacher122@aol.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:55:17 EST; << Say Teacher - doesn't the original problem state that ony one of the tortoises is older than the visitor? I believe that 14>12 & 29>12. That's one too many. Bud Krueger Teacher122 wrote: Bud, I re; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02082.html (7,585 bytes)
7. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: "David F. Darby" <darby@tri-lakes.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:49:27 -0600; The Visitor is age 40. Tortoise a is 150. Tortoise b is 7. Tortoise c is 3. Do we win valuable web points for this? David F. Darby --; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02087.html (9,304 bytes)
8. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 21:52:39 -0500; After I reduced some algebra I saw that there were many solutions and I found 11 using a bit of electronic help. The current thought is that the question is missing something. If anyone wants to see; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02105.html (7,670 bytes)
9. Re: A math puzzle this time... (score: 1): Author: mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy); Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:30:38 -0700; Tom, I think my teachers would have marked the problem wrong (in red ink) and then would have said, "Larry you didn't read the question". : - ) _______________________________________________________; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02115.html (8,531 bytes)

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