Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. puzzle of the day [modified]

puzzle of the day [modified]

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
comhelpquestion
79 Posts 21 Posters 1 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R Raj Lal

    YOU ALREADY GOT IT THERE , ITS MEANT FOR 5 CHILDREN AND YOU , THE WOMAN IS NOT EATING HAVE FUN WITH YOUR PIECE

    Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


    Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

    M Offline
    M Offline
    Mircea Grelus
    wrote on last edited by
    #42

    Don't tell me this is the solution !? :wtf: The woman is "sharing". That means something in english.

    Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • B Bassam Abdul Baki

      Shog was the woman. :)


      "We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge." - Rutherford D. Rogers Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn - BM

      S Offline
      S Offline
      Shog9 0
      wrote on last edited by
      #43

      :doh:

      every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

      B 1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • R Raj Lal

        A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007

        Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


        Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

        L Offline
        L Offline
        Lost User
        wrote on last edited by
        #44

        Cut the donut into Half. This will give us two C shaped donut pieces. Now place them as piece#1 as "C" at bottom and on top of it 2nd piece but in flipped "C" form so basically like "X" but overlapped. then cut in middle. This gives us 6 pieces. I hope you can visualize what I was saying.

        Sohail

        R 2 Replies Last reply
        0
        • L Lost User

          Cut the donut into Half. This will give us two C shaped donut pieces. Now place them as piece#1 as "C" at bottom and on top of it 2nd piece but in flipped "C" form so basically like "X" but overlapped. then cut in middle. This gives us 6 pieces. I hope you can visualize what I was saying.

          Sohail

          R Offline
          R Offline
          Raj Lal
          wrote on last edited by
          #45

          thats correct

          Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


          Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

          M L L 3 Replies Last reply
          0
          • M Mircea Grelus

            Dude, let's say for instance you cut it completely horizontally in two circular pieces (rings), bent it to form a C shape and cut top-down on the C shape. How many pieces do you get? 4 for each circular piece. So in total 8 pieces. But because my solution suggested not a complete horizontal cut, the right part of the donut is actually only one piece because it is not split. So there are 7 pieces.

            Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

            R Offline
            R Offline
            Raj Lal
            wrote on last edited by
            #46

            Mircea Grelus wrote:

            the right part of the donut is actually only one piece because it is not split.

            the right part is ok but the left part with only have two piece

            Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


            Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

            M 1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • R Raj Lal

              Mircea Grelus wrote:

              the right part of the donut is actually only one piece because it is not split.

              the right part is ok but the left part with only have two piece

              Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


              Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

              M Offline
              M Offline
              Mircea Grelus
              wrote on last edited by
              #47

              Seriously. I've uploaded another figure[^]. The left, top and bottom pieces are double (because they are horizontally cut through the middle.) The right piece is single.

              Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

              R 2 Replies Last reply
              0
              • R Raj Lal

                thats correct

                Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                M Offline
                M Offline
                Mircea Grelus
                wrote on last edited by
                #48

                I'm getting mad here. The bloody woman is shaaaaaaring. 1 woman + 5 children + you = ?

                Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

                R 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • R Raj Lal

                  A women has a donut, and TWO "use and throw" knives. she want to share it with 5 children and you, only if you can help her do that? [added] the women is sharing between her children and you , she is not eating [/added] -- modified at 19:22 Thursday 25th October, 2007

                  Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                  Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                  D Offline
                  D Offline
                  Dinobot_Slag
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #49

                  Quartz. wrote:

                  she want to share it with 5 children and you

                  if that's the case then she needs 7 pieces, not 6

                  E 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • D Dinobot_Slag

                    Quartz. wrote:

                    she want to share it with 5 children and you

                    if that's the case then she needs 7 pieces, not 6

                    E Offline
                    E Offline
                    El Corazon
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #50

                    Quartz. wrote: she want to share it with 5 children and you

                    Dinobot_Slag wrote:

                    if that's the case then she needs 7 pieces, not 6

                    She'll give you a piece later when the children are asleep. Patience.

                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

                    M 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • M Mircea Grelus

                      I'm getting mad here. The bloody woman is shaaaaaaring. 1 woman + 5 children + you = ?

                      Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

                      R Offline
                      R Offline
                      Raj Lal
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #51

                      By share i meant, "share between her 5 children" AND "you", it was share between her children and you. sorry if i got you confused !

                      Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                      Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • S Shog9 0

                        :doh:

                        every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

                        B Offline
                        B Offline
                        Bassam Abdul Baki
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #52

                        I was addressing you as in the woman who will divide the donut up. Take a deep breath. :)


                        There are II kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Math

                        S 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • M Mircea Grelus

                          Seriously. I've uploaded another figure[^]. The left, top and bottom pieces are double (because they are horizontally cut through the middle.) The right piece is single.

                          Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

                          R Offline
                          R Offline
                          Raj Lal
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #53

                          in your second figure also the first cut is just the left portion so the total number of piece will be 5 ?

                          Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                          Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • M Mircea Grelus

                            Seriously. I've uploaded another figure[^]. The left, top and bottom pieces are double (because they are horizontally cut through the middle.) The right piece is single.

                            Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Raj Lal
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #54

                            are you also counting the bend as break ?

                            Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                            Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                            M 1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                              I was addressing you as in the woman who will divide the donut up. Take a deep breath. :)


                              There are II kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Math

                              S Offline
                              S Offline
                              Shog9 0
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #55

                              Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                              I was addressing you as in the woman who will divide the donut up. Take a deep breath.

                              Now, thats starting to sound dirty... ;P

                              every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

                              B 1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • S Shog9 0

                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                I was addressing you as in the woman who will divide the donut up. Take a deep breath.

                                Now, thats starting to sound dirty... ;P

                                every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

                                B Offline
                                B Offline
                                Bassam Abdul Baki
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #56

                                [Homer]Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts.[/Homer]


                                There are II kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Math

                                S 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • R Raj Lal

                                  are you also counting the bend as break ?

                                  Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                                  Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                                  M Offline
                                  M Offline
                                  Mircea Grelus
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #57

                                  I can't believe this. Take 2 sheets of paper and cut them in the shape of a donut. Bend them and cut the C shape top-down as shown in my drawing. Count the pieces. You'll find eight of them. Assuming the rightmost piece (the piece to the right of the dotted line) is NOT cut through the middle - because as I mention it ISN'T - the 2 pieces of paper are actually one. So you have 7 pieces. Or better yet forget it. I'm getting tired of this.

                                  Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy

                                  R 1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                    [Homer]Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts.[/Homer]


                                    There are II kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Math

                                    S Offline
                                    S Offline
                                    Shog9 0
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #58

                                    Mmmm... beer...

                                    every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

                                    B 1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • S Shog9 0

                                      Mmmm... beer...

                                      every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?

                                      B Offline
                                      B Offline
                                      Bassam Abdul Baki
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #59

                                      Hmmm, sleeeep.


                                      There are II kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Math

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • L leppie

                                        Mircea Grelus wrote:

                                        Place them on top of each other and make another cut top-down on the C shape to divide each shape into 3.

                                        Dont understand! :confused: I get 4 pieces, and now I wasted a perfectly good donut! ;P

                                        xacc.ide
                                        The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach."

                                        E Offline
                                        E Offline
                                        El Corazon
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #60

                                        leppie wrote:

                                        I get 4 pieces, and now I wasted a perfectly good donut!

                                        eat it and then try with a fresh one. Repeat until solution is found. Tell your spouse it is research.... :laugh:

                                        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • R Raj Lal

                                          YOU ALREADY GOT IT THERE , ITS MEANT FOR 5 CHILDREN AND YOU , THE WOMAN IS NOT EATING HAVE FUN WITH YOUR PIECE

                                          Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


                                          Like tricks, Vista? Daily Tricks Vista Gadget, Trick of Mind

                                          E Offline
                                          E Offline
                                          El Corazon
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #61

                                          Quartz. wrote:

                                          HAVE FUN WITH YOUR PIECE

                                          I'll give her mine, she can share a piece with me later. ;P

                                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups