Guest guest Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 But can you explain 396 (other than excel)? When you double the number and then divide by two that gets you back to the same number, so that part you don't even need. If 1 + x/4 =100 then x/4 = 99 x=396 > > > From: Maggie Witkowski <meg.w@...> > Subject: [sMAFriends] A FUN RIDDLE ! > > Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 12:36 AM > > > Â > > > > Geese Riddle: > > A group of geese were flying home. In their journey, they encountered a 2nd > group of geese. A goose from the 2nd group asked how many geese were in the > 1st group. So, a goose from the 1st group answered: > > " If you double our group, then take half of that, then take a quarter of > that and add 1, then there will be 100 of us. How many geese were there in > the 1st group? " > > My dad told me this riddle. He used to teach Calculus, Physics and > Economics in Poland. It's a shame that he had to give that up when we came > to the US and now we're citizens of America, not Poland. It felt strange > swearing an oath promising to cut ties with our native country and swearing > to be loyal to the US only because at that moment, we became American > citizens! So, we don't have to fear being deported !!! LOL! > > Anyway, who can solve the riddle? J > > God Bless, > > Meg W. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 The answer is 66. > > Geese Riddle: > > > > A group of geese were flying home. In their journey, they encountered a 2nd > group of geese. A goose from the 2nd group asked how many geese were in the > 1st group. So, a goose from the 1st group answered: > > " If you double our group, then take half of that, then take a quarter of > that and add 1, then there will be 100 of us. How many geese were there in > the 1st group? " > > > > My dad told me this riddle. He used to teach Calculus, Physics and > Economics in Poland. It's a shame that he had to give that up when we came > to the US and now we're citizens of America, not Poland. It felt strange > swearing an oath promising to cut ties with our native country and swearing > to be loyal to the US only because at that moment, we became American > citizens! So, we don't have to fear being deported !!! LOL! > > > > Anyway, who can solve the riddle? J > > > > God Bless, > > Meg W. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm changing my answer to 33 and explaining it. The wording is a little tricky, probably because English isn't Meg's 1st language. If the the second group is double that of the 1st group we now have 3 thirds. If the combined flocks plus one is 100, then the 1st flock is 33 and the second is 66. > > Geese Riddle: > > > > A group of geese were flying home. In their journey, they encountered a 2nd > group of geese. A goose from the 2nd group asked how many geese were in the > 1st group. So, a goose from the 1st group answered: > > " If you double our group, then take half of that, then take a quarter of > that and add 1, then there will be 100 of us. How many geese were there in > the 1st group? " > > > > My dad told me this riddle. He used to teach Calculus, Physics and > Economics in Poland. It's a shame that he had to give that up when we came > to the US and now we're citizens of America, not Poland. It felt strange > swearing an oath promising to cut ties with our native country and swearing > to be loyal to the US only because at that moment, we became American > citizens! So, we don't have to fear being deported !!! LOL! > > > > Anyway, who can solve the riddle? J > > > > God Bless, > > Meg W. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 " Doesn't the riddle end with a maximum of geese being 100? So why would you think the answer is over 100? " Probably because this problem is worded somewhat strangely. Quite a while back, I was told a version of this riddle that was much more straightforward to solve. The values and fractions were the same (100, 2x, 0.5X, 0.25X, 1) but the wording was slightly different. It was a translation of a well-known Russian middle school word problem, so I'm assuming this is as well; the only difference being that, since the translation is slightly different, it's drastically more confusing. In the version I was told, all of the fractions were to be added. I have a feeling that's what you're supposed to do here, as well, but unfortunately the wording implies the complete opposite. That said, I'll throw in my chips with a vote of 36 with the formula: X + X + 0.5X + 0.25X + 1 = 100 > > > > > > From: Maggie Witkowski <meg.w@> > > Subject: [sMAFriends] A FUN RIDDLE ! > > <mailto:%40> > > Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 12:36 AM > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > Geese Riddle: > > > > A group of geese were flying home. In their journey, they encountered a > 2nd > > group of geese. A goose from the 2nd group asked how many geese were in > the > > 1st group. So, a goose from the 1st group answered: > > > > " If you double our group, then take half of that, then take a quarter of > > that and add 1, then there will be 100 of us. How many geese were there in > > the 1st group? " > > > > My dad told me this riddle. He used to teach Calculus, Physics and > > Economics in Poland. It's a shame that he had to give that up when we came > > to the US and now we're citizens of America, not Poland. It felt strange > > swearing an oath promising to cut ties with our native country and > swearing > > to be loyal to the US only because at that moment, we became American > > citizens! So, we don't have to fear being deported !!! LOL! > > > > Anyway, who can solve the riddle? J > > > > God Bless, > > > > Meg W. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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