Riddle - Page 8

jonan_ · 02-12-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabriel587

yes

good job, not many people i know, know the answer or the reason why.

Alright I finally got one of these. You can post another one. I don't know any.

**WhiskeySix** · 02-12-2007, 01:20 PM

One morning, a family vacationing in California sees something quite amazing. At the same time, on the other side of the country, a man sees something quite ordinary on his way to work. Although they're completely different things, they bear the same seven-letter name which contains all five vowels. What did each see?

**Ferris Bueller** · 02-12-2007, 02:55 PM

HA! I had a teacher who asked us this when the car first came out. Sequoia.
Heres my contribution: Number Buying.
Housing numbers (you know, the kind that you put up on the wall in front of your house to tell people your address) are for sale at the local hardware store, so Frank, Jim, Betty and Dave all go strolling down to buy numbers for their apartments. Frank buys ONE, which costs him two dollars. Jim buys TWO which costs him three dollars. Betty buys ELEVEN which costs her 5 bucks. Dave buys TWELVE, how much does he wind up paying?

**WhiskeySix** · 02-12-2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

HA! I had a teacher who asked us this when the car first came out. Sequoia.

Really? It was the puzzler from Car Talk a couple years back

**P8riot** · 02-12-2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

HA! I had a teacher who asked us this when the car first came out. Sequoia.
Heres my contribution: Number Buying.
Housing numbers (you know, the kind that you put up on the wall in front of your house to tell people your address) are for sale at the local hardware store, so Frank, Jim, Betty and Dave all go strolling down to buy numbers for their apartments. Frank buys ONE, which costs him two dollars. Jim buys TWO which costs him three dollars. Betty buys ELEVEN which costs her 5 bucks. Dave buys TWELVE, how much does he wind up paying?

Uh... 5 bux?

**Ferris Bueller** · 02-12-2007, 04:11 PM

Nope.

**P8riot** · 02-12-2007, 04:19 PM

OK, I hate riddles..

$5.67 (ish)?

Kerostasis · 02-12-2007, 05:09 PM

I'll go for $6

Diceman · 02-12-2007, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kerostasis

I'll go for $6

As far as I can tell, this is the correct answer, for the following reason:

Let P(x) stand for the Price of x, where x stands for a string of characters. Then we see that P(AB) = P(BA) = P(A) + P(B).

Code:

From the problem description:
P(ONE) = P(O) + P(NE) = 2
P(TWO) = P(TW) + P(O) = 3
P(ELEVEN) = P(ELEV) + P(EN) = 5, P(EN) = P(NE)
P(TWELVE) = P(TW) + P(ELVE) = n, P(ELEV) = P(ELVE)
2 + 3 = P(ONE) + P(TWO) 
=>  5 = P(O) + P(NE) + P(TW) + P(O) 
         = 2P(O) + P(NE) + P(TW)
P(EVEL) + P(EN) = 2P(O) + P(NE) + P(TW)
=>       P(ELEV) = 2P(O) + P(TW)
3 - 2 = P(TWO) - P(ONE)
=>       1 = P(TW) + P(O) - P(O) - P(NE)
=>       1 = P(TW) - P(NE)
=> P(TW) = 1 + P(NE)
P(TW) + P(ELVE) = 1 + P(NE) + 2P(O) + P(TW)
                = 1 + P(O) + P(NE) + P(TW) + P(O)
                = 1 + P(ONE) + P(TWO)
                = 1 + 2 + 3
                = 6

**Ferris Bueller** · 02-12-2007, 08:01 PM

Six is correct.

**CingularDuality** · 02-13-2007, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

HA! I had a teacher who asked us this when the car first came out. Sequoia.
Heres my contribution: Number Buying.
Housing numbers (you know, the kind that you put up on the wall in front of your house to tell people your address) are for sale at the local hardware store, so Frank, Jim, Betty and Dave all go strolling down to buy numbers for their apartments. Frank buys ONE, which costs him two dollars. Jim buys TWO which costs him three dollars. Betty buys ELEVEN which costs her 5 bucks. Dave buys TWELVE, how much does he wind up paying?

Betty's blonde, isn't she? Why didn't she just pay $4 for two ONE numbers?

**Ferris Bueller** · 02-13-2007, 03:51 PM

because then she would have had ONE ONE written on the side of her house.

**CingularDuality** · 02-13-2007, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

because then she would have had ONE ONE written on the side of her house.

If that were the case, they would have been buying letters, not buying numbers!

**Lorax74** · 02-14-2007, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

If that were the case, they would have been buying letters, not buying numbers!

hook, line, and sinker...

Gabriel87 · 03-30-2007, 01:00 AM

Alright here’s another one.

What start with F and ends in UCK?

02-12-2007, 01:20 PM	#107 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,273	Re: Riddle One morning, a family vacationing in California sees something quite amazing. At the same time, on the other side of the country, a man sees something quite ordinary on his way to work. Although they're completely different things, they bear the same seven-letter name which contains all five vowels. What did each see? __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)* Last edited by WhiskeySix; 02-12-2007 at 01:44 PM.

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Ferris Bueller Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 4,970	Re: Riddle HA! I had a teacher who asked us this when the car first came out. Sequoia. Heres my contribution: Number Buying. Housing numbers (you know, the kind that you put up on the wall in front of your house to tell people your address) are for sale at the local hardware store, so Frank, Jim, Betty and Dave all go strolling down to buy numbers for their apartments. Frank buys ONE, which costs him two dollars. Jim buys TWO which costs him three dollars. Betty buys ELEVEN which costs her 5 bucks. Dave buys TWELVE, how much does he wind up paying? __________________ \|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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P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 38 Posts: 2,689	Re: Riddle OK, I hate riddles.. $5.67 (ish)? __________________ Age of Conan: Tharashk (Taxiarchos), Thaumiel (alt), guild Ars Tactika - Cimmeria

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Ferris Bueller Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 4,970	Re: Riddle because then she would have had ONE ONE written on the side of her house. __________________ \|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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