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#1 Help Me ! » Sam Loyd Banana Puzzle... » 2010-10-28 07:02:41

Nikkiman123
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Don't understand how to set up this problem to see the steps to the solution. Can anyone help?

How is it that when I buy yellow bananas at three shillings a bunch and the same number of red ones at four shillings a bunch I would get two more bunches for the same amount if I divided the money evenly between the yellow and the red bananas?

#3 Re: Help Me ! » Great Picnic Puzzle (Sam Lloyd Puzzle on the forum) on this site.. » 2010-10-28 02:48:18

Thanks for that!! Still can't make it come out to the answer that was given in the solution. Any help??

#4 Help Me ! » Great Picnic Puzzle (Sam Lloyd Puzzle on the forum) on this site.. » 2010-10-28 01:35:46

Nikkiman123
Replies: 4

Can anyone tell me how to set the problem up? When they started on the great annual picnic every wagon in town was pressed into service. Half way to the picnic ten wagons broke down, so it was necessary for each of the remaining wagons to carry one more person. When they started for home it was discovered that 15 more wagons were out of commission, so on the return trip there were three persons more in each wagon than when they started out in the morning. Who can tell how many people attended the picnic?

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