1. another tricky math puzzle!
- Posted by John McAdam <johnmcadam at clix.pt> Oct 16, 2001
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The multi tier problem reminds me of the 5-men-and-a-monkey problem. 5 men and a monkey harvested coconuts on an island then went to sleep. The first man woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 piles except that there was one extra coconut left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share of the coconuts and recombined the other 4 piles. Later the second man woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 piles except that there was one extra coconut left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share of the coconuts and recombined the other 4 piles. Later the third man woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 piles except that there was one extra coconut left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share of the coconuts and recombined the other 4 piles. Later the fourth man woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 piles except that there was one extra coconut left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share of the coconuts and recombined the other 4 piles. Later the fifth man woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 piles except that there was one extra coconut left over which he gave to the monkey. He then hid his share of the coconuts and recombined the other 4 piles. In the morning they all woke up and divided the coconuts into 5 equal parts. The monkey therefore ended up with 5 coconuts. How many did each of the 5 men get? There are an infinite number of correct answers. Try and find one of them. JOHN
2. Re: another tricky math puzzle!
- Posted by Mike Nelson <MichaelANelson at WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Oct 18, 2001
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