If you have 1000pc and 12 boxes. which combination would you use to put the pieces into each box and give an exact qty of pc in boxes if I require any qty from 1pc to 1000pc?
For example: 368, 935, 153, 29, any quantity...
I will pay the lunch if you don't answer correct...
Box # 1:__ 2:__ 3:__ 4:__ 5:__ 6:__ 7:__ 8:__ 9:__ 10:__ 11:__ 12:__
2006-09-22 06:22:34 · 10 answers · asked by JAD 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 126, 256, 512, 0, 0 Thank-you, I'm free for lunch 2moro, I live in the uk!
Those numbers allow you to access any possible number from 0 to 1000 just by adding the contents of different boxes.
How do I collect my prize?
2006-09-22 06:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Box #1 1 PC
Box #2 2 PCs
Box #3 4 PCs
Box #4 8 PCs
Box #5 16 PCs
Box #6 32 PCs
Box #7 64 PCs
Box #8 128 PCs
Box #9 256 PCs
Box #10 489 PCs
and two spare boxes
2006-09-22 06:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Box 1: 1, Box 2: 2, Box 3: 4, Box 4: 8, Box 5: 16, Box 6: 32, Box 7: 64, Box 8: 128, Box 9: 256, Box 10: 512, Boxes 11 and 12: any number you want.
2006-09-22 06:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by maegical 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
put the following quantities in the boxes:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 489, 0 ,0
2006-09-22 06:30:01 · answer #4 · answered by Demiurge42 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you must have missed some condition, because this is too easy. There are tons of ways you can put 1000 pieces into 12 boxes.
For example, put 989 pieces into the first box, and 1 piece into each of the remaining ones, or put 83 pieces into each of the first 11 boxes, and 87 pieces into the last one, etc, etc
2006-09-22 06:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by n0body 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You only need ten boxes as follows:
Box #pieces
11
22
34
48
516
632
764
8128
9256
10489
If you need 12 boxes just make the last box 487 and add two more boxes with a single unit.
2006-09-22 06:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by MoneyGuy 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
BOXES 1-11 ALL GET 90 PCS.
THE 12TH BOX GETS 10 PCS.
2006-09-22 07:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can put in 4 boxes
1 box-1pc
2box-0pc
3box-0pc
4box-0pc
2006-09-22 07:30:34 · answer #8 · answered by sim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 per box,
since you will pay the lunch if i dont answer correct.
there ya go
i prefer tgi fridays for lunch.
jack daniels sirloin.
2006-09-22 06:30:07 · answer #9 · answered by seanachie60 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,0, 0
2006-09-22 06:35:25 · answer #10 · answered by pito16places 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋