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Answers to saturday's puzzles (try puzzle first!)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:53 pm
by greymist
POLE IN WATER -
(see post below)
2) What can run but never walks...
Answer: A River (bacon first one on that!)
3) 8+ 8 =91
Answer - Turn the eqaution upside down
if you guys want more let me know!!

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:09 am
by greymist
Sorry guys posted a different answer for pole in water!! OPPS!!
Heres the right one!
Solution:
Fraction of pole in the ground = 1/2
Fraction of pole covered by water = 1/3
Fraction of pole in the ground and covered by water = 1/2 + 1/3 = (3 + 2)/6 = 5/6
Fraction of pole out of water = 1 - 5/6 = 1/6
Thus, one-sixth of the pole (out of water) is 12 ft.
So, total length of pole = 72 ft.
It may be noted that:
Length of pole in the ground = 72/2 = 36 ft.
Length of pole covered by water = 72/3 = 24 ft.
Length of pole out of water = 12 ft.
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:52 am
by skooter
holyyyyy..........
No wonder I couldn't get the first one,

way to late in the day for that kinda figuring
I thought it was a trick question...
answer :
12ft. long

cause it's laying down in real shallow water, half buried in the mud.
