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puzzledprof

Sixty-First Journal Entry

Feb 05, 2011 17:41

To keep my communicator from shocking me, I have a puzzle for everyone.

12 people are traveling in two cars that can each hold six people -- five passengers and the driver. However, one hour away from their destination, one of the cars breaks down. Using the car that is left, how long will it take to get all 12 people to the destination?

communicator, yay puzzles

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[Text] guardianjoker4 February 7 2011, 06:33:01 UTC

[Her response comes in a bit late. it took her a bit.]

Five hours?

[Text] puzzledprof February 7 2011, 18:02:05 UTC

That's right. You've gotten quite good at this.

[Text] guardianjoker4 February 9 2011, 07:47:46 UTC

[!! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY SHE IS TO FIND HER ANSWER WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT! ;A;]

Ah! I think it's because keep trying them! And I usual visual aids now!

[Text] puzzledprof February 10 2011, 20:42:55 UTC

I hope you'll continue to try puzzles when you go home.

fierybluebird February 7 2011, 12:23:08 UTC

4 extra hours?

puzzledprof February 7 2011, 18:05:34 UTC

Ah... what do you mean by "extra"?

fierybluebird February 8 2011, 00:21:04 UTC

Well, it says one hour away, it doesn't say if they were already traveling X amount of hours before the breakdown. Moreover, they'd still have to travel the remaining hour with the non-broken car in the first place, eh.

puzzledprof February 8 2011, 01:44:47 UTC

Ah, I see. The total time spent travelling from the time the car breaks down, then, counting the hour they still had left.

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todayitwasyou February 7 2011, 23:03:13 UTC

Is the answer five hours..?

puzzledprof February 8 2011, 01:40:22 UTC

Ah, yes, it is. Good job.

todayitwasyou February 8 2011, 21:33:43 UTC

I'm glad. This is.. sort of fun.

puzzledprof February 10 2011, 20:40:57 UTC

It should be fun, that's half the purpose of a puzzle.

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