Riddle - Page 4

Buck Fush · 03-23-2006, 04:19 PM

Aww man, I get it. LOL I was concentrating on the fact that they were almost all prime numbers. (Except for 21 I now notice.)

Nice 1

Buck Fush · 03-23-2006, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomGuy

My attempt at Buck's riddle:

Code:

IX - VI = III

That would work except for the fact that on the right side of the equals sign there are (2) 1's, not "I"'s. So your equation would actually wind up being "IX - VI = I11" which is not true.

To make it less confusing we'll add the rule that the final total MUST equal "11".

IceCold · 03-23-2006, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomGuy

My attempt at Buck's riddle:

Code:

IX - VI = III

That's what I thought, too. I thought we were assuming that a 1 and an I were both being represented by single straight lines...

**Rincewind** · 03-24-2006, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck Fush

That would work except for the fact that on the right side of the equals sign there are (2) 1's, not "I"'s. So your equation would actually wind up being "IX - VI = I11" which is not true.

To make it less confusing we'll add the rule that the final total MUST equal "11".

so equal to "11" not eleven? Make it hard why don't you

leejo · 03-24-2006, 05:37 PM

Yeah this one is driving me nuts. I pulled out the matchsticks. I have it written on a business card and stare at it at red lights. I huff freon and have visions until I black out. Nada.

**Rincewind** · 03-24-2006, 06:17 PM

Yeah, what a terrible puzzle for a Friday afternoon. My quick and dirty assessment:

| X + / | = 11

or

absolute of ten and one is eleven.

That was the easy one, the other one involved base-15 and no change to the inequality at all.

But this puzzle really can't start untill there are some ground rules on how many 'match sticks' are invovled.

leejo · 03-24-2006, 06:29 PM

I was working the absolute value angle too but wasn't considering / = |

I also didn't consider that "=" = "="

That, and I likes my freon.

Buck Fush · 03-25-2006, 02:09 AM

Wow you guys are creative.

For clarification "11" is eleven. No tricks.

Do we want to set a time limit here so we don't get bored with one riddle?

**CingularDuality** · 03-25-2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck Fush

Do we want to set a time limit here so we don't get bored with one riddle?

A year for the last one wasn't too long, was it?

**fr33b1rd** · 03-26-2006, 12:33 PM

Can you bend the first I into a V ? VX + VI = 11 not even sure if VX = 5 but i think it does....

Karkianman101 · 03-26-2006, 01:45 PM

If it's before and less, its minus. If its before and greater, its plus. So VX indeed = 5, whereas XV = 15.

**Rincewind** · 03-26-2006, 03:26 PM

This is one of those math puzzles that has a billion correct answers, but only one that is "right"

**CingularDuality** · 11-28-2006, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck Fush

We all know Roman numerals.
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10

This statement:

IX + VI = 11

can be made true by moving one and only one line from one place in the expression to another.

The rules:

The line must be used.
One side of the equals sign must equal the other.(You may not use the line over the equals sign to show inequality.)
You cannot bend the line(I.E. You cannot take the "I" from the "VI", bend it and put it front of the equation to make "SIX + V = 11")(This was my original answer when I heard the riddle. I thought it was creative.)

One of my professors had this as a standing riddle and if you solved it you could take off an hour early. It was up for for almost 4 weeks.

(Even though it takes 3 lines to draw an "I", it only counts as 1.)

Hmmm.... I had forgotten about this one.

**Ferris Bueller** · 11-28-2006, 05:56 AM

easiest solution, and i dont know if its already been suggested (going with the matchstick/toothpick idea for the lines) is this:
IX (9) + VI (6) = 11
remove half of the V, thus changing it to I, making it
IX (9) + II (2) = 11
Thus making it true.
After all, the original riddle just said you cant BEND the lines, never dictated that you cant just act like theyre crooked and straighten them.
By the way, if this has already been solved, I didnt read the other pages, so I dont know. Also, if that does happen to be the right answer, it took less than 20 seconds to figure out. What can I say, i'm a nurse in doctoral school, figuring out riddles (of the human kind) is what I do all day long.

heres a new one:
If you possess it you can never bring it to light but if you bring it to light you cannot possess it. What is "it"?

Should be fairly simple, though the wording is a bit thick (i edited it as creatively and straightforwardly as I could so as to make it un-google-able).

Keres · 11-28-2006, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

heres a new one:
If you possess it you can never bring it to light but if you bring it to light you cannot possess it. What is "it"?

Should be fairly simple, though the wording is a bit thick (i edited it as creatively and straightforwardly as I could so as to make it un-google-able).

Is it a secret?

03-23-2006, 04:19 PM	#46 (permalink)
Buck Fush Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 600	Re: Riddle Aww man, I get it. LOL I was concentrating on the fact that they were almost all prime numbers. (Except for 21 I now notice.) Nice 1

03-24-2006, 05:37 PM	#50 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,411	Re: Riddle Yeah this one is driving me nuts. I pulled out the matchsticks. I have it written on a business card and stare at it at red lights. I huff freon and have visions until I black out. Nada.

03-24-2006, 06:17 PM	#51 (permalink)
Rincewind Join Date: May 2005 Location: Casting useless spells in Oklahoma. Age: 27 Posts: 2,659	Re: Riddle Yeah, what a terrible puzzle for a Friday afternoon. My quick and dirty assessment: \| X + / \| = 11 or absolute of ten and one is eleven. That was the easy one, the other one involved base-15 and no change to the inequality at all. But this puzzle really can't start untill there are some ground rules on how many 'match sticks' are invovled. __________________ ~~ Veritas simplex oratio est ~~ No matter how far a wizard goes, he will always come back for his hat. --T. Pratchett <---- You know you're getting old when you rely on your forum meta-data to remind you how old you are. Required Reading for all TG sandboxers

03-24-2006, 06:29 PM	#52 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,411	Re: Riddle I was working the absolute value angle too but wasn't considering / = \| I also didn't consider that "=" = "=" That, and I likes my freon.

03-25-2006, 02:09 AM	#53 (permalink)
Buck Fush Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 600	Re: Riddle Wow you guys are creative. For clarification "11" is eleven. No tricks. Do we want to set a time limit here so we don't get bored with one riddle?

03-26-2006, 12:33 PM	#55 (permalink)
fr33b1rd Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	Re: Riddle Can you bend the first I into a V ? VX + VI = 11 not even sure if VX = 5 but i think it does.... __________________

03-26-2006, 01:45 PM	#56 (permalink)
Karkianman101 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Lansing Age: 20 Posts: 1,544	Re: Riddle If it's before and less, its minus. If its before and greater, its plus. So VX indeed = 5, whereas XV = 15.

03-26-2006, 03:26 PM	#57 (permalink)
Rincewind Join Date: May 2005 Location: Casting useless spells in Oklahoma. Age: 27 Posts: 2,659	Re: Riddle This is one of those math puzzles that has a billion correct answers, but only one that is "right" __________________ ~~ Veritas simplex oratio est ~~ No matter how far a wizard goes, he will always come back for his hat. --T. Pratchett <---- You know you're getting old when you rely on your forum meta-data to remind you how old you are. Required Reading for all TG sandboxers

11-28-2006, 05:56 AM	#59 (permalink)
Ferris Bueller Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 4,228	Re: Riddle easiest solution, and i dont know if its already been suggested (going with the matchstick/toothpick idea for the lines) is this: IX (9) + VI (6) = 11 remove half of the V, thus changing it to I, making it IX (9) + II (2) = 11 Thus making it true. After all, the original riddle just said you cant BEND the lines, never dictated that you cant just act like theyre crooked and straighten them. By the way, if this has already been solved, I didnt read the other pages, so I dont know. Also, if that does happen to be the right answer, it took less than 20 seconds to figure out. What can I say, i'm a nurse in doctoral school, figuring out riddles (of the human kind) is what I do all day long. heres a new one: If you possess it you can never bring it to light but if you bring it to light you cannot possess it. What is "it"? Should be fairly simple, though the wording is a bit thick (i edited it as creatively and straightforwardly as I could so as to make it un-google-able). __________________ \|TG-6th\|Ferris Bueller Important TG Reading \| Support TG - Become a Supporting Member \| TacticalWiki - Your TG Guide Kicked/Banned? READ THIS FIRST! \| Complete list of TG Admins \| Think Someone Did A Good Job? Nominate Them For a Ribbon! Report Problem Players/Appeal Your Ban \| Learn TG - The TG Mentoring Program __________________ "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." -Lazarus Long

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