GAME: MindTrap

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Weedy Willie was getting too old to work the land alone so he decided to divide his cornfield between himself and his four sons in proportion to their five work rates.

He knew that Rastus, Wig, Twig and Swig together could plant a field of corn in five hours whereas Wig, Twig and Swig and himself together could manage the same task in six hours.

So Weedy divided his field into a two-digit square number of parts and kept just one part for himself. Now, Wig, Twig and Swig were identical triplets so each received the same whole number of parts.

How many parts did each son get?

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One more time...
Basically , Dad = Rastus +1
If Dad only gets 1 portion then Rastus gets 2.
If the field is a 2-digit square number then it has to be equally dividable by 3 after subtracting 3 (Dad and Rastus). The first one I came up with was 12.
12 squared = 144 . 144-3= 141 141/3 = 47.
That's how I got my answer, am I missing something ? Diety ?

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Originally Posted by edball

One more time...
Basically , Dad = Rastus +1
If Dad only gets 1 portion then Rastus gets 2.
If the field is a 2-digit square number then it has to be equally dividable by 3 after subtracting 3 (Dad and Rastus). The first one I came up with was 12.
12 squared = 144 . 144-3= 141 141/3 = 47.
That's how I got my answer, am I missing something ? Diety ?

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I think the question means that the field is divided up into a 2-digit number of square parts. Meaning, the total number of parts for everybody is somewhere between 10 and 99. The length and width seem to be irrelevant. I'm trying to figure the ratios of work right now, but I've got some major projects to have done by the end of the day, so I'm only half thinking about it now. What I see is that Dad has one section. The triplets have equal numbers of sections and Rastas has more than Dad but possibly more or less than any one of the triplets. I'm still playing with some possibilities.

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Originally Posted by Deity

I think the question means that the field is divided up into a 2-digit number of square parts. Meaning, the total number of parts for everybody is somewhere between 10 and 99. The length and width seem to be irrelevant. I'm trying to figure the ratios of work right now, but I've got some major projects to have done by the end of the day, so I'm only half thinking about it now. What I see is that Dad has one section. The triplets have equal numbers of sections and Rastas has more than Dad but possibly more or less than any one of the triplets. I'm still playing with some possibilities.

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So it could be like dad has 1, Rastus 2, and the triplets 3 ?

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Originally Posted by edball

So it could be like dad has 1, Rastus 2, and the triplets 3 ?

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Yes. And given the 6 hour and 5 hour ratios I think the totals will actually be closer to the 10-20 range than higher.

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Originally Posted by Deity

Yes. And given the 6 hour and 5 hour ratios I think the totals will actually be closer to the 10-20 range than higher.

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If that's right then I won't take the point since you helped me. I just want to know the answer now....

No answers yet, boys?

I'll continue then and leave that one up there for now, as usual.

THIS QUESTION IS A NEW FORMAT - CLUES CAN BE ASKED

I will answer your questions about it with "yes", "no" or "does not apply" only. Phrase your questions accordingly, and type them in bold please.

The question starts at 10 points, and 1 point will be removed each time I answer a clue or someone elses posts one.

If this works it will become a permanent addition to the game.
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Billy Gator, a professional writer, was sitting in his cabin writing a letter.

There was a violent electrical storm outside and suddenly Billy died.

How did he die?


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Billy's plane was hit by lightning and it crashed. He was a skywriter.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

THIS QUESTION IS A NEW FORMAT - CLUES CAN BE ASKED

I will answer your questions about it with "yes", "no" or "does not apply" only. Phrase your questions accordingly, and type them in bold please.

The question starts at 10 points, and 1 point will be removed each time I answer a clue or someone elses posts one.

If this works it will become a permanent addition to the game.
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Billy Gator, a professional writer, was sitting in his cabin writing a letter.

There was a violent electrical storm outside and suddenly Billy died.

How did he die?

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Was he electrocuted ?

Colon cancer... :eek2:

(The Silent killer)

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Originally Posted by edball

Was he electrocuted ?

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No.

9 points left.


https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Colon cancer... :eek2:

(The Silent killer)

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LOL - you're such a duffus!


Good one though. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

THIS QUESTION IS A NEW FORMAT - CLUES CAN BE ASKED

I will answer your questions about it with "yes", "no" or "does not apply" only. Phrase your questions accordingly, and type them in bold please.

The question starts at 10 points, and 1 point will be removed each time I answer a clue or someone elses posts one.

If this works it will become a permanent addition to the game.
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Billy Gator, a professional writer, was sitting in his cabin writing a letter.

There was a violent electrical storm outside and suddenly Billy died.
How did he die?

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Was his death related to the storm ?

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Billy Gator, a professional writer, was sitting in his cabin writing a letter.

There was a violent electrical storm outside and suddenly Billy died.

How did he die?

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The electrical storm interfered with Billy's pacemaker, causing it to malfunction.

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Originally Posted by edball

Was his death related to the storm ?

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Yes.

Worth 8 points now.




Sorry I didn't get back sooner.

Emergency came up.

The Cabin he was in was on a boat, when the storm hit, his boat capsized and or sank and he drowned. That or the Borg got him :redeyes: