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[shivani]

Nahi Amita.. no one posted it earlier in this thread. I have done it elsewhere : ).

[amicable]

Oh ok Shivani..

maine jabhi first time solve karne ka try kiya tha.. tab kuch nahi samaj mein aa raha tha

Next question koi bhi do pls thoda easy wala dena.. thoda mere level ka

[shivani]

Next question koi bhi do pls thoda easy wala dena.. thoda mere level ka

Amita .. uske liye to mujeh abhi bahut aur saal lagenge to come up to your level .
khair.. hare is another "mush asked" one : )
Mr. Slow, Mr. Medium, Mr. Fast, and Mr. Speed must cross a rickety rope bridge in 17 minutes. The bridge can carry at most two people at a time. Furthermore, it's dark, and there is only one flashlight; any single person or pair of people crossing the bridge must have the flashlight with them. (The bridge is too wide for the flashlight to be thrown; it must be carried across.)
Each man walks at a different speed. A pair travelling together must walk at the rate of the slower man. Mr. Slow can cross the bridge in at most 10 minutes; Mr. Medium can cross in 5 minutes; Mr. Fast can cross in 2 minutes; Mr. Speed can cross in 1 minute. How do all four men get across in the bridge in 17 minutes?

[Anupama]

Next question koi bhi do pls thoda easy wala dena.. thoda mere level ka

Amita .. uske liye to mujeh abhi bahut aur saal lagenge to come up to your level .
khair.. hare is another "mush asked" one : )
Mr. Slow, Mr. Medium, Mr. Fast, and Mr. Speed must cross a rickety rope bridge in 17 minutes. The bridge can carry at most two people at a time. Furthermore, it's dark, and there is only one flashlight; any single person or pair of people crossing the bridge must have the flashlight with them. (The bridge is too wide for the flashlight to be thrown; it must be carried across.)
Each man walks at a different speed. A pair travelling together must walk at the rate of the slower man. Mr. Slow can cross the bridge in at most 10 minutes; Mr. Medium can cross in 5 minutes; Mr. Fast can cross in 2 minutes; Mr. Speed can cross in 1 minute. How do all four men get across in the bridge in 17 minutes?

hey Shivani....

Mr Fast & Mr. Speed should cross the bridge first if they take two minutes, then Mr. Fast should be back with the flashlight, takes another two minutes Now Mr Slow & Mr Medium should cross in ten minutes. Mr. Speed gets back to Mr. Fast with flashlight in one minute.
Now both Mr. Speed & Mr. Fast should cross the bridge in two minutes.

[amicable]

Amita .. uske liye to mujeh abhi bahut aur saal lagenge to come up to your level .

no no Shivani.. hamara mazaak mat udaiye am no good in puzzle solving

[amicable]

hey Shivani....

Mr Fast & Mr. Speed should cross the bridge first if they take two minutes, then Mr. Fast should be back with the flashlight, takes another two minutes Now Mr Slow & Mr Medium should cross in ten minutes. Mr. Speed gets back to Mr. Fast with flashlight in one minute.
Now both Mr. Speed & Mr. Fast should cross the bridge in two minutes.

But Anuparna..
this is taking 18 mins.. isn't it?

[Anupama]

hey Shivani....

Mr Fast & Mr. Speed should cross the bridge first if they take two minutes, then Mr. Fast should be back with the flashlight, takes another two minutes Now Mr Slow & Mr Medium should cross in ten minutes. Mr. Speed gets back to Mr. Fast with flashlight in one minute.
Now both Mr. Speed & Mr. Fast should cross the bridge in two minutes.

But Anuparna..
this is taking 18 mins.. isn't it?

is it?
Mr Fast & Mr. Speed should cross the bridge first if they take two minutes, then Mr. Fast should be back with the flashlight, takes another two minutes Now Mr Slow & Mr Medium should cross in ten minutes. Mr. Speed gets back to Mr. Fast with flashlight in one minute.
Now both Mr. Speed & Mr. Fast should cross the bridge in two minutes.


two + two + ten + one + two = 17

[amicable]

is it?
Mr Fast & Mr. Speed should cross the bridge first if they take two minutes, then Mr. Fast should be back with the flashlight, takes another two minutes Now Mr Slow & Mr Medium should cross in ten minutes. Mr. Speed gets back to Mr. Fast with flashlight in one minute.
Now both Mr. Speed & Mr. Fast should cross the bridge in two minutes.


two + two + ten + one + two = 17

Right.. Anupama, I had added extra "1" somewhere

hum to ab ginti bhi bhulne lage hai

[shivani]

Five competitors -- A, B, C, D, and E -- enter a swimming race that awards gold, silver, and bronze medals to the first three to complete it. Each of the following compound statements about the race is false, although one of the two clauses in each may be true.

A didn't win the gold, and B didn't win the silver.
D didn't win the silver, and E didn't win the bronze.
C won a medal, and D didn't.
A won a medal, and C didn't.
D and E both won medals.
Who won each of the medals?

no no Shivani.. hamara mazaak mat udaiye (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) am no good in puzzle solving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad1.gif)

mazak nahi uda rai Amita.. you are better than me ..
nothing to feel bad about or sad about .. AM proud of being an underachiever..
na milta gum to barbadi ke afsane kahan jaate types

[Anupama]

[quote name='shivani' date='Nov 3 2005, 05:24 AM' post='181989']
Five competitors -- A, B, C, D, and E -- enter a swimming race that awards gold, silver, and bronze medals to the first three to complete it. Each of the following compound statements about the race is false, although one of the two clauses in each may be true.

A didn't win the gold, and B didn't win the silver.
D didn't win the silver, and E didn't win the bronze.
C won a medal, and D didn't.
A won a medal, and C didn't.
D and E both won medals.
Who won each of the medals?



If the keyword is - One statement is False and other is true
Lets assume,

A didn't win the GOLD - False, B didn't win the Silver - True
D didn't win the Silver - False, E didn't win the Bronze - True
C won a medal - True, D didn't win - False
{A won a medal - True ( If taking the first statement - A didn't win the Gold is False)
C didn't win - False ( if assuming third statement C won a medal is true)}
{D won the medal - True ( third staement D didn't win is false)
E won the medal - False (E didnt win any medal) }

so if A didn't win the Gold Medal is false but A won the medal is true, it has to be - Gold
if C won the medal is true, it has to be - Bronze because nobody won the Bronze medal & D won the Silver if D didn't win the silver statement is false.

A - Gold
C - Bronze
D - Silver.

[shivani]

Time to revive this thread..

"Two fifty foot ropes are suspended from a forty foot ceiling twenty feet apart. You have only a knife. How much of the rope can you steal? "

[august]

Time to revive this thread..

"Two fifty foot ropes are suspended from a forty foot ceiling twenty feet apart. You have only a knife. How much of the rope can you steal? "

kitna? kya yeh info complete hai?

i think both ropes can be stolen.

[Mandrake]

Hold one rope and climb up the other. Untie / cut it at the top and swing back on the remaining. Then, assuming that you cannot risk a broken leg, and that you are 5'-6" tall at least, you can cut off the rope at 10 feet and drop down.

So you can have 50 + 20 = 70 feet.

But I know I am a dumb guy who never gets it right

[Mandrake]

Option 2:
a) Hold on to one, climb the other, untie it and swing back on the first. That gives you 50 feet.
Clamber up, put the first rope through the ring to which rope 2 is tied, and let it hang there.
c) Get on rope 1, untie rope 2, and tie one end to the end of rope 1.
d) Adjust the lengths so that the lengths on both sides are the same. Slither down to the ground.
e) Pull the rope down. You have both ropes full.

Bingo!! You've got 100 feet of rope without using violence

[vivekpm]

Option 2:
a) Hold on to one, climb the other, untie it and swing back on the first. That gives you 50 feet.
Clamber up, put the first rope through the ring to which rope 2 is tied, and let it hang there.
c) Get on rope 1, untie rope 2, and tie one end to the end of rope 1.
d) Adjust the lengths so that the lengths on both sides are the same. Slither down to the ground.
e) Pull the rope down. You have both ropes full.

Bingo!! You've got 100 feet of rope without using violence

And without breaking your bones too

Cheers,