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how many eggs???
By: dinesh Date: September 24, 2012, 12:09 am
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The egg vendor calls on his first customer and sells half his
eggs and half an egg. To the second customer, he sells half of
what he had left and half an egg and to the third customer he
sells half of what he had then left and half an egg.
P.S. He didn't break any eggs. In the end three eggs were
remaining.
How many did he start out with?
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Re: how many eggs???
By: ravu Date: September 24, 2012, 10:47 am
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start with 24 full eggs and 3 half eggs.
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Re: how many eggs???
By: dinesh Date: September 24, 2012, 11:56 pm
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Please read the question CAREFULLY
P.S. He didn't break any eggs
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Re: how many eggs???
By: dinesh Date: September 25, 2012, 10:17 pm
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The answer is 31.
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Re: how many eggs???
By: srini Date: September 26, 2012, 2:01 am
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If X is the number of eggs to start with,
then, by solving the below equation,
x- [ (x+1)/2 + (x+1)/4 + (x+1)/8 ] = 3
we get x = 31. :o :o :o :o
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Re: how many eggs???
By: satya Date: November 19, 2012, 11:58 pm
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just by mathematical equation solving, u get this answer
31....but in reality this is not possible right......... ??? ???
??? giving a half egg without breaking..... :-[ :-[
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Re: how many eggs???
By: dinesh Date: November 20, 2012, 12:04 am
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he doesnt sell half eggs. To customer 1, he gives 16 eggs, to
2nd - 8 , to third - 4
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Re: how many eggs???
By: satya Date: November 20, 2012, 2:16 am
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but as per the question it says that the egg vendor calls on his
first customer and sells half his eggs and half an egg ....then
what does that half means ?? ??? ???
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Re: how many eggs???
By: dinesh Date: November 20, 2012, 8:28 am
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7 and half + half egg = 8 eggs!!!
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Re: how many eggs???
By: kranthipls Date: November 20, 2012, 9:43 am
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It is just a trick in mathematical calculation but not about
literally breaking the egg into 2 halves.
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