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Prager Inner circle e-Mentalism.com 1858 Posts |
The tallow obtained by burning ten candles will yield one extra candle. If you burned 1000 candles, how many extra candles could you make?
First correct answer gets a prize. :)
Jose Prager
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts |
111 extra...
I don't want the prize though...thanks...
I've asked to be banned
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Mindpro Eternal Order 10587 Posts |
Still only one extra - lol
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Prager Inner circle e-Mentalism.com 1858 Posts |
IAIN was right, but he does not want the prize.
So here is another one: Sam Sham, Captain Frank, and few other men were swapping war stories. Sham told one about his uncle Sly who lost an arm during the war. "Uncle Sly met a General who was shocked that Sly had lost his arm, and yet had not received a medal for bravery. The general removed one of his own medals and pinned it on Sly´s uniform. He then mentioned that had Sly lost both arms, he would have received a commission. Hearing this, Sly withdrew his sword and with one swift stroke he cut off his other arm. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Minister of Armaments." Captain Frank looked blanky at Sham and said, "You couldn´t possibly expect anyone to belive that yarn, could you?" Why not? If you are not interested in the prize, don´t answer.
Jose Prager
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Santiago New user Argentina 75 Posts |
If you have only one arm, you can't cut it by yourself
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Prager Inner circle e-Mentalism.com 1858 Posts |
Congratulations Santiago!
:)
Jose Prager
The man who knows how to amuse and mystify www.e-mentalism.com Secret products for mentalists. |
markthorold Inner circle Shrunken heads atop 1942 Posts |
Of course you can .You stick it in an industrial guillotine and press the button with your nose ..
Prize please
E.O.I
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markthorold Inner circle Shrunken heads atop 1942 Posts |
Jose ,you're such a good sport .
Regards Mark
E.O.I
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LGray New user 3 Posts |
The candle answer I do not understand. Every ten candles burned releases enough tallow to make one candle.
1000 were burned, how many extra candles could be made? Why is the answer not 1000/10 =100? |
Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
Because each of those 100 can be burned to make another 10 and those 10 can be burned to produce 1 more. So total = 100+10+1 = 111.
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LGray New user 3 Posts |
Further to this, I can see where Iaian is coming from. He has burned 1000 and made another 100. He burns them, produces another ten which he has burned to make one final one giving a grand total of 111 extra candles.
The question states that 1000 candles were burned, not 1111! |
captainsmiffy Special user UK, resident UAE 589 Posts |
I agree; the question was not worded correctly.
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