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#26 2007-03-26 11:48:44

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Re: Jane’s puzzles

#5 When can something that is even be an odd number?

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#27 2007-03-26 11:58:41

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Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.

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#28 2007-03-26 13:05:21

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Sorry. Try again. wink

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#29 2007-03-26 20:56:18

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#30 2007-03-26 21:11:28

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Ooh, very sneaky. That could well be it.

The best I could come up with was

.

And here's


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#31 2007-03-26 21:18:22

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Sorry, mathsyperson … but justlookingforthemoment got it. Well done! up

Yep, the idea for my #5 was “stolen” from the following thread roll

http://www.mathsisfun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=879

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#32 2007-03-26 21:40:06

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Yay!

#5 was stolen from where? Can't find the place in the thread, Jane!

And a very creative and artistic answer, mathsy ... big_smile

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#33 2007-04-13 14:45:47

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JaneFairfax wrote:

Who played the flute?

I was alerted to this: http://www.wildblue.cc/wbforums/showthread.php?t=4391
Your fame spreads!


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#34 2007-04-13 20:36:50

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MathsIsFun wrote:
JaneFairfax wrote:

Who played the flute?

I was alerted to this: http://www.wildblue.cc/wbforums/showthread.php?t=4391
Your fame spreads!

Wow, I’m famous! wooooooohoooooooo.gif

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#35 2007-04-13 20:41:02

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That's awesome. Nice one, Jane.                                                                             
                                                                                                                               
And that's one crazy smiley, too! big_smile

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#36 2007-04-13 20:54:06

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Hehe, thanks. touched

I had a look at that thread over there and I was surprised (almost shocked) to find so many people there didn’t know how to solve the puzzle. eek I didn’t think it was that hard after pi man solved it almost immediately here. Instead, someone over even went so far as to another forum to ask for a hint: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18137023 roflol

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#37 2007-04-25 08:04:37

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#6
Two integers x and y are such that

Find x and y.

#7
What letter or number comes next?
(i) F J D N O S _
(ii) N U S J M E _
(iii) 5 6 5 6 5 5 _

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#38 2007-04-25 09:37:21

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I'll be back later for more... class time.

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#39 2007-04-25 10:15:55

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I edited hide thingies into Zhylliolom's post, I hope he doesn't mind.


And I have no idea whatsoever about the last one.


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#40 2007-04-25 11:34:14

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Thanks. smile

Between you and Zhylliolom you’ve got the answers. But I want another answer for #6 (the one I had in mind when I created the puzzle). tongue

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#41 2007-04-26 02:10:38

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Bump both of Zhylliolom's answers up by one then.

Edit:

Random guess for


Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#42 2007-04-26 02:21:50

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Oh mathsyperson, I just noticed your edited post: x=16, y=6 was the one I was thinking of when I created the puzzle. smile Not much of a puzzle, is it? roll

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#43 2007-04-26 06:49:07

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Meanwhile …

#8 What do Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, Mexico, Spain, and USA have in common?

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#44 2007-04-26 07:10:45

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Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.

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#45 2007-04-26 07:37:08

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#46 2007-04-26 09:49:12

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#47 2007-04-26 11:13:05

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#7(iii): Yes! You got it at last! ThumbsUp.gif

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#48 2007-04-27 04:18:52

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#49 2007-04-27 05:54:15

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"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

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#50 2007-04-27 06:30:44

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