If you figure this out youre a friggin genius and Ill even let u take a free tour of the bat cave!
2006-09-27 07:46:31 · 8 answers · asked by DefenderOfTheMeek22 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Divide $1058 (in whole $ increments) into a number of bags so that I can ask for any amount between $1 and $1058, and you can give me the proper amount by giving me a certain number of these bags without opening them. What is the minimum number of bags you will require?
2006-09-27 07:46:52 · update #1
18
2006-09-27 07:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by iamigloo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
11.
In each bag is a number, followed by it's double, all the way to 512. The eleveth bag will have $35 in it, because that is what is left over.
Example.
$1 (bag 1),
$2 (bag 2),
$4 (bag 3),
$8 (bag 4),
$16 (bag 5),
$32 (bag 6),
$64 (bag 7),
$128 (bag 8),
$256 (bag 9),
$512 (bag 10),
$35 (bag 11).
(by the way, the word "bag" has now lost complete meaning...LOL)
Now, let's say you ask for $923 (it's a prime number, only divisible by itself and 1)
You can make 923 by giving you the bags # 1,2,4,5,8,9,10.
2006-09-27 09:14:26 · answer #2 · answered by marky_mark_w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
11
ok, so i'm a friggin genius... let me elaborate.
The bags amount in the bags are: 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,and 60.
The solution is the sum of the previous amounts plus 1. This will give you all possible amounts by picking the correct bags. After you put 512 in a bag, the sum of all of the bags is 1023, so the remaining 60 goes in the last bag, making the total number of bags 11.
hahaha, now show me your stuff, batman
2006-09-27 07:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by ♥sweet♥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ill go with 1058...cause how bout if ur pounding beers..you really think you are going to remember without looking into the bags..better just throw a dollar in each bag and give the amount of dollars he asks for in bags
2006-09-27 08:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Michael D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
134
TO THE GUY BELOW...BEFORE YOU GO CALLING YOURSELF A GENIUS...YOU MUST HAVE MISSED THE PART WHERE HE SAID YOU CAN"T LOOK AT THE BAGS...SO WHAT?? HAPPENS IF HE ASKS FOR 33 AND YOU GRAB THE 4 and 1 bag????
2006-09-27 07:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
arrgghhh I blew a gasket in my brain. LOL. I wil check back and see. good luck.
2006-09-27 07:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ginnykitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will guess 1.
2006-09-27 07:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Why do you ask? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2, because you said to divide them.
2006-09-27 08:03:07 · answer #8 · answered by imtami75 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋