Riddle me this: Warning your brain might explode!!!

[Chefcook]

[FONT=&quot]Show the mathematical work.

A man was walking down a country lane with a basket of apples. He met a little girl and gave her half the apples, plus another half apple, then continued on his way. A while later, he met another little girl and gave her half the remaining apples, plus half of another one, and continued on his trip.

Further down the road, he came across another little girl and gave her half the remaining apples, plus another half. Now his basket was empty.

How many apples did he start out with? Hint - he never cut an apple[/FONT]

 

[clt46910]

BOOM!!!

 

[Scutter01]

Seven apples.

 

[MrSmitty]

.........sorry wanted to be the first to say it!

 

[GBuck]

Seven apples.

 

[Doty]

10 apples

 

[rotortech]

+1 seven apples

 

[Scutter01]

10 apples

You can't offer a half the remaining apples plus another half apple without cutting unless you start with an odd number of apples. Half of the odd number gives you n.5 apples, plus another .5 apple makes it a whole apple.

 

[45calibre]

doesnt make sense to me if he didnt cut an apple and gave the girl a half apple?

 

[GBuck]

doesnt make sense to me if he didnt cut an apple and gave the girl a half apple?

Carry on.. Nothing to see here...

 

[OZZY.40]

1/32 of the basket

 

[Kase]

=

+1 seven apples

Wouldn't this be 8 apples??

 

[Hayseed_40]

was he OC'ing when he did this?

 

[Chefcook]

I thought it might go a little longer but Scutter01 is correct...

Answer:
7 apples

3.5 is half of seven, so he gave her another half to make it 4

he gave the next girl half of the 3 remaining, 1.5, and another half makes 2

1 apple left, her gave the give 1 half of the apples left .5 apples, then another half apple!

 

[Chefcook]

was he OC'ing when he did this?

Yes

 

[Scutter01]

I thought it might go a little longer but Scutter01 is correct...

Sorry, it seemed obvious to me.

 

[jkfletcher]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayseed_40
was he OC'ing when he did this?

Yes

Did he have to give her the apples to keep her from disarming him?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Only if she was 5.

 

[Chefcook]

Did he have to give her the apples to keep her from disarming him?

He may have been trading the apples for something else..

 

[IncendiaryGunner]