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Post by stardesk Tue May 06, 2014 2:26 pm


Here’s a little maths quiz for you all. Get your brains into gear and try to solve it.

What we have is a farm house in the middle, and from each side of his house the farmer can see 3 fields with 5 workers in each field, ie: 15 per side, 40 in total. . Now, he engages 1. extra worker and places in one of the fields and yet he can still only see 15 per side.

See if you can work it out. Sorry, but no prizes other than congrats if you can do it.

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Post by eddie Tue May 06, 2014 3:41 pm

scratch 
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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 3:51 pm

Either middle top or middle bottom .....
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 5:40 pm

The extra worker is situated right behind an existing worker dead central in one of the middle blocks or the farmer himself is the extra worker?

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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 6:53 pm

Field Math Puzzle Maths14 Sorry my Gorgeous East Anglian Buddy, you got me??!!

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Post by David Tue May 06, 2014 7:13 pm

Nope  ::rfth:: 
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Post by stardesk Tue May 06, 2014 9:24 pm

Shocked  Lol, no, and one of 'em hasn't dodged behind a hedge for pee, and the farmer is indoors with his milkmaid... :astwinsas:

Think about it, and I'll post the answer tomorrow.
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:35 pm

stardesk wrote:Shocked  Lol, no, and one of 'em hasn't dodged behind a hedge for pee, and the farmer is indoors with his milkmaid... :astwinsas:

Think about it, and I'll post the answer tomorrow.

Would have to change the number of men in each field to this:

4  6  5
6       5
5  5  5

With the farmhouse in the middle.

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Post by Cass Tue May 06, 2014 9:46 pm

If there are no prizes fageddaboutit..

Besides it has made my brain ache....a lot
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:47 pm

Cass wrote:If there are no prizes fageddaboutit..

Besides it has made my brain ache....a lot
Im with you sister!

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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:49 pm

I love maths puzzles Cass. My favourite are the multiple sudoku that interlock.

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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 9:50 pm

Star's was legible, Sassy's..................... :\\:[: 

maybe the time of day ? night. Thought sleep neeed. Beauty already acquired  lol! 
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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 9:51 pm

Sassy wrote:I love maths puzzles Cass.   My favourite are the multiple sudoku that interlock.

I am unable to do the easy or intermediate suds etc. Fiendish no prob....... The easier the more mistakes......
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Post by Cass Tue May 06, 2014 9:52 pm

Sassy wrote:I love maths puzzles Cass.   My favourite are the multiple sudoku that interlock.

I am soooo not wired that way....long division makes me cry


Now if you want a 10 page essay on say The Tudors in 30 mins then I'm your gal Cool
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Post by Cass Tue May 06, 2014 9:53 pm

Nems wrote:
Cass wrote:If there are no prizes fageddaboutit..

Besides it has made my brain ache....a lot
Im with you sister!

Shame I can't drink at work....that'll cure me x
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Post by Cass Tue May 06, 2014 9:54 pm

Nems wrote:
Cass wrote:If there are no prizes fageddaboutit..

Besides it has made my brain ache....a lot
Im with you sister!

Shame I can't drink at work....that'll cure me x
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:54 pm

Cass wrote:
Sassy wrote:I love maths puzzles Cass.   My favourite are the multiple sudoku that interlock.

I am soooo not wired that way....long division makes me cry


Now if you want a 10 page essay on say The Tudors in 30 mins then I'm your gal Cool

I'm more your science and maths, did pure and applied maths at A level. Got history O level but it never really interested me at the time.

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Post by Cass Tue May 06, 2014 9:56 pm

gerber wrote:Star's was legible, Sassy's..................... :\\:[: 

maybe the time of day ? night.  Thought sleep neeed.  Beauty already acquired  lol!   

Humph.... You haven't replied to my thread for you  :aspffftas: 
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:56 pm

gerber wrote:Star's was legible, Sassy's..................... :\\:[: 

maybe the time of day ? night.  Thought sleep neeed.  Beauty already acquired  lol!   

The numbers are the numbers of workers in the field's around the house, the house would be in the middle. Can't post a diagram like Stars, computer he say no lol

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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 9:58 pm

Just for Gerbs lol


4 workers      6 workers    5 workers

6 workers    FARMHOUSE   5 workers

5 workers    5 workers     5 workers.

Equals 41 workerss instead of 40, but still only 15 per side.


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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 10:03 pm

Sassy wrote:
Cass wrote:

I am soooo not wired that way....long division makes me cry


Now if you want a 10 page essay on say The Tudors in 30 mins then I'm your gal Cool

I'm more your science and maths, did pure and applied maths at A level.   Got history O level but it never really interested me at the time.

Was destined to be a Mathematician when at primary school. Loved all bits. Imagined me sitting crossed legged unser a tent of sorts doing sums, eating tomato sandwiches..... I kid you not....

Logarts etc...........sussed, slide rule................ marked, abacus loved the beads......then senior school.......... start again from whence we think you should be..........different method confused, bored and asleep.... hated detested, non of form / year succeeded........... shame. Missed siting in a tepee


can still do sums in head.

On honeymoon bought hubby a watch. price Caribbean dollars, needed to changed to US and the to £ did it in head in two secs before calc was taken out of drawer. Shop keeper had to admit I was right he had over priced.

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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 10:05 pm

gerber wrote:
Sassy wrote:

I'm more your science and maths, did pure and applied maths at A level.   Got history O level but it never really interested me at the time.

Was destined to be a Mathematician when at primary school.  Loved all bits.  Imagined me sitting crossed legged unser a tent of sorts doing sums, eating tomato sandwiches.....  I kid you not....

Logarts etc...........sussed, slide rule................  marked,  abacus loved the beads......then senior school..........  start again from whence we think you should be..........different method confused, bored and asleep.... hated detested, non of form / year succeeded...........  shame.  Missed siting in a tepee


can still do sums in head.

On honeymoon bought hubby a watch.  price Caribbean dollars, needed to changed to US and the to £  did it in head in two secs before calc was taken out of drawer.  Shop keeper had to admit I was right he had over priced.


It's a good skill to have lol

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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 10:06 pm

Sassy wrote:Just for Gerbs lol


4 workers      6 workers    5 workers

6 workers    FARMHOUSE   5 workers

5 workers    5 workers     5 workers.

Will speak soon.............. pen in hand, notebook as always to right. Wine is to left.

Ta...... Appreciated  flower 


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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 10:07 pm

gerber wrote:
Sassy wrote:Just for Gerbs lol


4 workers      6 workers    5 workers

6 workers    FARMHOUSE   5 workers

5 workers    5 workers     5 workers.

Will speak soon..............  pen in hand, notebook as always to right.  Wine is to left.

Ta......  Appreciated   flower 




Go get your unrequired beauty sleep flower

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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 10:17 pm

Cass wrote:
Nems wrote:
Im with you sister!

Shame I can't drink at work....that'll cure me x

Tell your boss your friend from England said its ok!

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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 10:18 pm

Sassy wrote:
gerber wrote:

Will speak soon..............  pen in hand, notebook as always to right.  Wine is to left.

Ta......  Appreciated   flower 




Go get your unrequired beauty sleep  flower  

At least mine is without the face masque  ::happ:: 

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Post by gerber Tue May 06, 2014 10:20 pm

Nems wrote:
Cass wrote:

Shame I can't drink at work....that'll cure me x

Tell your boss your friend from England said its ok!

Tell your boss, his boss from England insists you do  ::drnkpst:: 

xx
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Post by Guest Tue May 06, 2014 10:21 pm

gerber wrote:
Nems wrote:

Tell your boss your friend from England said its ok!

Tell your boss, his boss from England insists you do  ::drnkpst:: 

xx

You put it so much better Gerbs!! xx

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Post by Cass Wed May 07, 2014 1:38 am

Ladies I like it.....not sure the higher ups will....
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Post by stardesk Wed May 07, 2014 12:07 pm

Well well, bless my old Granny's home-made dumplings. Sassy, top marks to you and CONGRATULATIONS!

Here's the drawing and answer:

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I never was much good at maths. My forte was ancient history, English, geography, and philosophy. I could never understand fractions, they were beyond me. What puzzles me about this little maths gem is although we've added one and the total is 41, there are still only 15 per side. Weird or what?
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Post by Guest Wed May 07, 2014 4:59 pm

Just love puzzles like that.   Thanks Stardesk, if you find anymore, keep them coming lol The way to think of it is you have to have a four to balance the six. If the four is on the corner, then it has to have a six next to it on both sides, so you get the extra person. I enjoyed that, got the brain cells ticking.

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