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Post by Mephistopheles on Jun 8, 2005 16:41:46 GMT -5
Now this is a fair math riddle, take it away:
After slaying a dragon, a group of knights gave some of the trinkets from a treasure to a group of fewer than ten girls to divide. While the trinkets could have been divided equally amongst the girls, they argued over how to divide it. One suggested that they divide it by family instead of by individual. In the group there were two groups of two sisters, the rest unrelated. This division would mean that the trinkets per family were five more than the trinkets for girl. Before a decision was made, one girl said she desired nothing. So her share was divided amongst the others. The shares were equal again. The suggestion of dividing the trinkets per family was withdrawn, as all were satisfied. How many girls shared in the division and how many did each get?
You are lucky today, this riddle has a hint, check the attachment if you think you need it.
From: Neverwinter Nights
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Post by Link on Jun 16, 2005 19:39:13 GMT -5
Ok, after lots of thinking and writing on papers my answers are: 12 trinkets and five girls.
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Post by Mephistopheles on Jun 16, 2005 19:59:44 GMT -5
LOL, writing on papers, even I got bored with this one.
I found the hint very useful when answering it. What do you think about the hint?
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