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Re: Brain Ticklers - more added!!!
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11/09/24 03:37 AM
11/09/24 03:37 AM
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6. Are the snails equidistant from each other, an/or do the last two perhaps stop to chat while waiting to cross? Third time lucky mayhap (and I think one of five options all of which seem to work mathematically) 32 minutes for the first snail and gaps of 2 minutes between then making 32 + (2 x 9) = 50 ... and to cover the final option which I can see (unless we are using fractions/decimals ) 14 minutes for the first snail and gaps of 4 minutes between then making 14 + (4 x 9) = 50 (on the basis that any number between I and 5 can be the multiple for the 9 followers}
Last edited by Lex; 11/09/24 04:06 AM.
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Re: Brain Ticklers - more added!!!
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11/09/24 07:33 AM
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I think that at this point I'll give you the answer and explanation. The easiest way is to set up a proportion. It takes 18 "steps" for all of the snails to cross. It takes 9 steps for one snail to cross. 18/50 = 9/x 25 = x
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Re: Brain Ticklers - more added!!!
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11/09/24 09:31 AM
11/09/24 09:31 AM
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Wow Pandora, I must admit that I am totally confused on this one. I don't know where the steps come from edit: I imagine they were a way of definging time for the ratio. These are great Brain Ticklers! edit #2: So your solution means each snail is on the track for 25 minutes?
Last edited by soot; 11/09/24 04:56 PM. Reason: still chipping away at these Brain Ticklers :)
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Re: Brain Ticklers - more added!!!
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11/09/24 12:03 PM
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5 1 red, 29 yellow and 70 blue.
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