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The Friday Challenge: Are you smarter then a 5th Grader

Discussion in 'Safety valve' started by borhan9, Sep 17, 2008.

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  1. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    A man was traveling to Kasha.

    At the bus stop, he met a man with 7 wives. Each wife has 12 sons and 12 daughters. Each daughter of the man's wife's had 4 sons and 7 daughters. Each son of the man's wife's had 7 sons and 4 daughters. Each grand daughter had 4 friends.

    How many people got to Kasha?
     
    LOCOENG, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. Evastar

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    Two and the bus driver! lol!

    You didn't say he had any wives or children with him. :)
     
    Evastar, Sep 22, 2008
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  3. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    Nope...sorry, try again :p
     
    LOCOENG, Sep 22, 2008
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  4. Evastar

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    Just him, the other guy was getting a different bus?
     
    Evastar, Sep 22, 2008
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  5. LOCOENG

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    So what's your answer?
     
    LOCOENG, Sep 22, 2008
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    At least 3 or 4 bus loads of people!!
     
    rtm27, Sep 22, 2008
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  7. Evastar

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    Nobody, the bus never arrived! LOL! ;)
     
    Evastar, Sep 22, 2008
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    970 arrived-big bus huh!IF all mentioned actually got on bus when they met at bus stop and bus was empty and picked up no one else.

    Only 2 if just the man got on with the driver and no one else did and they picked up no one all the way the Kasha

    Man1 + Bus Driver====== 2
    Man2 + 7 wives ======== 8
    7w[12s + 12d]==========168s&d
    12d[4gs + 7gd]=========132gs&d 12X7=84gd by daughters
    12s[7gs + 4gd]=========132gs&d 12X4=48gd by sons ergo 132gd
    132gd X 4f=============528gdf for a grand total of: 970
     
    garmoon, Sep 22, 2008
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  9. garmoon

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    So, Mr. LOCOMOTIVE MAN, are you going to keep us in suspense? What's the answer?
     
    garmoon, Sep 23, 2008
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  10. LOCOENG

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    1 person only :)
     
    LOCOENG, Sep 24, 2008
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    Flex your mental muscles...

    Two bodies, joined together in one

    The longer i stand, the faster i run.

    What am I?
     
    7thsinger, Sep 24, 2008
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  12. garmoon

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    Three legged race???

    Tricky LOCO! Stupid me. A first grader probably gets it right. LMAO
     
    garmoon, Sep 24, 2008
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    LMAO! Not quite, but certainly funny.
     
    7thsinger, Sep 24, 2008
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  14. Ray92

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    If i only use this part - :p

    Could it be water in a dam???
     
    Ray92, Sep 25, 2008
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    Nice venture, but incorrect. It's easier than it seems.
     
    7thsinger, Sep 25, 2008
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  16. garmoon

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    yeah, Ray I thought of that one too but made no sense. The answer will be obvious when we get it! We need to think in other definitions of the puzzle's words.
     
    garmoon, Sep 25, 2008
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  17. garmoon

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    The Strait of Gibraltar with Atlantic-Mediterranean joined as one. The longer the tides stand/last (highest) the faster it runs thru when changing. Could also apply to the Amazon and Atlantic

    That can't be right!

    But this could be. How about the "high tide". Earth-Moon system affects the tides bound as one by gravity. Tide comes in faster at high tide and goes out faster the longer the period (stands)of high tide. Oh well
     
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    garmoon, Sep 25, 2008
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  18. 7thsinger

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    Very nice Gary, but still incorrect. It's too easy to make it too complicated. ;)
     
    7thsinger, Sep 25, 2008
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  19. garmoon

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    I'll keep trying. maybe-pi$$ed off.
     
    garmoon, Sep 25, 2008
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  20. Ray92

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    I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!

    It's an hourglass!!

    I saw one on a shelf, at my uncle's house while I was thinking about the riddle

    How simple

    Nice one 7TH respect
     
    Ray92, Sep 25, 2008
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