Logic Questions

[Richards]

i'd say two hours. That would be assuming you just heard the last chime at 12:00 (I guess maybe you were just walking in the door or something). Then it would chime once at 12;15, 12:30, 12:45, 1;00, 1:15, 1:30, and 1:45. It wouldn't be until it chimes twice at 2:00 that you'd know that the first chime you heard was the last chime at 12:00 and not the 12:15 chime.

Johnathan

 

[Drawmack]

Actually I think it's 1:45. As with 1:30 it could start at either 12:15 or 12:30 and still chime six single times, but with 7 chimes it is definatly 1:45 with no exceptions.

 

[Mark]

i'd say two hours. That would be assuming you just heard the last chime at 12:00 (I guess maybe you were just walking in the door or something). Then it would chime once at 12;15, 12:30, 12:45, 1;00, 1:15, 1:30, and 1:45. It wouldn't be until it chimes twice at 2:00 that you'd know that the first chime you heard was the last chime at 12:00 and not the 12:15 chime.

Johnathan

I suppose...

 

[KnowTheToe]

There was a shipwreck at sea and Buck, Lance, and Jack were washed ashore on a small island. Upon reaching shore they promptly dell asleep from exhaustion. A short time later, Buck awoke and saw that a box of bananas had been washed asore. Buck ate one third of the bananas and went back to sleep. Lance soon awoke and upon seeing the box of bananas, ate one third of what was left and then fell asleep. Jack woke next and assumed that the other hadn't eaten any bananas, so he ate one third of what remained. When Jack had finished, there were eight bananas left over. How many bananas were in the box originally?

 

[AGGEMAM]

1 1/2 hour. At the 7th chime you would know it is 13:45.

 

[KnowTheToe]

Mark and Drawmack

One hour and 45 minutes is not correct, but you are on the right track, check your math.

 

[AGGEMAM]

27 bananas.

 

[Mark]

54 bananas

edit - nope, I am wrong 27 is it....

 

[KnowTheToe]

1 1/2 hour. At the 7th chime you would know it is 13:45.

Correct

 

[KnowTheToe]

27 bananas.

Twenty seven bananas. If eight were left, it would represent 2/3 of the amount Jack found. Therefore, Lance left 12, and if 12 represented 2/3 of theamout Lance found, then he found 18. Since 18 represents 2/3 of the original amount, there must have been 27.