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Basically someone posts a riddle, if you know the answer, you post the answer along with another riddle. You'll recieve 1 point for each one you get right, the names will be place on the score board, in the order of the most points.
Rules
1. Only one answer per member per question.
2. Once a question gets five wrong answers a new one will be set.
3. If a riddle isn't solved after a day, a new one will be set.
4. Don't use the Internet to find the answer. However, if you're to set the question, you may.
5. I'll decide who gets the point (by this, I mean, if you argue with me, I'll reset your score)
6. You can ask questions, within reason.
7. Rules 1 and 2 are lifted if the riddle contains a good few paragraphs.
8. If a riddle needs to be set, anyone can set them.
Current riddle:
[B]Scores:
Chaos - 5
Biggie Little Jr - 3
tnc - 2
Sunflower - 2
Revolver Ocelot - 2
Grandprix - 2
Grix Thraves - 2
Bob_The_Moose - 2
@ngeI - 1
Timmargh - 1
Rules
1. Only one answer per member per question.
2. Once a question gets five wrong answers a new one will be set.
3. If a riddle isn't solved after a day, a new one will be set.
4. Don't use the Internet to find the answer. However, if you're to set the question, you may.
5. I'll decide who gets the point (by this, I mean, if you argue with me, I'll reset your score)
6. You can ask questions, within reason.
7. Rules 1 and 2 are lifted if the riddle contains a good few paragraphs.
8. If a riddle needs to be set, anyone can set them.
Current riddle:
[B]Please set a question
Current answer(s) to be checked:
N/A[/B][B]Scores:
Chaos - 5
Biggie Little Jr - 3
tnc - 2
Sunflower - 2
Revolver Ocelot - 2
Grandprix - 2
Grix Thraves - 2
Bob_The_Moose - 2
@ngeI - 1
Timmargh - 1
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Anyone can do maths - it's the proper riddles I have trouble with.
I've done that on one two of the maths puzzles :)
This one's mine...
52, 8 years ago sam 8 times the age of Billy.
so their collective age eight years ago would be 36.
That would mean the father was 32, so divide that by eight would equal 4, meaning the son was 4 and the father was 32. Add the sixteen years on now, 8 years each, makes the father 40 and the son 12.
That better be right :)
EDIT: BLAST, TOO SLOW!
I left a method, and Timmy already had an answer, so do I get the points?
52, 8 years ago sam 8 times the age of Billy.
so their collective age eight years ago would be 36.
That would mean the father was 32, so divide that by eight would equal 4, meaning the son was 4 and the father was 32. Add the sixteen years on now, 8 years each, makes the father 40 and the son 12.
That better be right :)
EDIT: BLAST, TOO SLOW!
I left a method, and Timmy already had an answer, so do I get the points?
To be honest I just tapped some numbers into my calculator until I got something in the right range
Bob_The_Moose wrote:
> 40 and 12?
Muhahah, the moose has met his match!
> 40 and 12?
Muhahah, the moose has met his match!
Well done Tim =D
40 and 12?
too slow
too slow
Right I'm gonna hit the hay, here's how I worked it out:
This problem can be solved through simultaneous equations, simply substitute their ages for x and y respectivly:
x-8=8(y-8)
x+y=52
Then, get a new equation for x or y, in this case I chose x:
x=52-y
And substitute this into the original equations
52-y-8=8(y-8)
44-y=8y-64
44+64=9y
y=12
x-8=8(12-8)
x=40
So Sam is 40, and Billy is 12
This problem can be solved through simultaneous equations, simply substitute their ages for x and y respectivly:
x-8=8(y-8)
x+y=52
Then, get a new equation for x or y, in this case I chose x:
x=52-y
And substitute this into the original equations
52-y-8=8(y-8)
44-y=8y-64
44+64=9y
y=12
x-8=8(12-8)
x=40
So Sam is 40, and Billy is 12
40 and 12.
I did wonder where your three came from :)
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