Five men crash-land their airplane on a deserted island in the South Pacific. On their first day they gather as many coconuts as they can find into one big pile. They decide that, since it is getting dark, they will wait until the next day to divide the coconuts.
That night each man took a turn watching for rescue searchers while the others slept. The first watcher got bored so he decided to divide the coconuts into five equal piles. When he did this, he found he had one remaining coconut. He gave this coconut to a monkey, took one of the piles, and hid it for himself. Then he jumbled up the four other piles into one big pile again.
To cut a long story short, each of the five men ended up doing exactly the same thing. They each divided the coconuts into five equal piles and had one extra coconut left over, which they gave to the monkey. They each took one of the five piles and hid those coconuts. They each came back and jumbled up the remaining four piles into one big pile.
What is the smallest number of coconuts there could have been in the original pile?
2006-09-18 02:17:20 · 11 answers · asked by The Punk! 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
huh ???
One morning, after spending the night with their wives, an Englishman, Spanishman and an Frenchman came downstairs to have breakfast at a hotel.
While they were all sitting at the table the Spanishman "accidentally" mentioned that he made love to his wife ten times last night. And this morning she fed him paella and rice while he was in his jacuzzi. He also told them his wife had told him he was so good in bed that he should never leave it.
"Well that's nothing, last night I made love to my wife twenty times and this morning she fed me frogs legs and snails after she had given me a massage and strip show. She said I was the best lover she's ever had."
The englishman sat there with a smug look on his face.
"How many times did you make love to your wife last night?" asked the Frenchman.
"Once" said the Englishman, the smug look still on his face.
The spanishman and the frenchman both laughed.
"And what did she say this morning?" asked the spanishman.
To which the englishman replied "Don't Stop."
2006-09-18 02:21:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a trick question? If the first bloke had 5 equal piles and gave the extra one to a monkey. The next bloke would have an equal amount when he divided them and there wouldnt be one left over for the monkey. 80% of anything divided by 5, which is the 4 piles left for the next guy will be divisible by 5.
2006-09-18 04:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Jimbo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
75
2006-09-18 03:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by theKenyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one!...the remainder of the five piles which the first one decided to gave the monkey....
2006-09-18 02:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by eDraLiN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1smallest number in any pile
2006-09-18 02:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by katz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I'll try this after my second cup of coffee and not one sip before!
2016-03-27 07:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now I really am sick!! Riddles always give me a headache, and make me throw-up
2006-09-19 19:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dew Drop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3906 coconuts
2006-09-18 04:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by stone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is not a joke, it maybe a riddle...i don't care anymore.
2006-09-18 02:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is a pile?
2006-09-18 02:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by mirchi girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋