A guy was walking down the street with a bag of apples, he saw a pretty lady, so he gave her half of his apples, and half of an apple, keeps walking, sees another pretty lady, gives her half of his remaining apples, and half of an apple, finally he sees one more pretty girl, gives her half of his remaining apples, and half of an apple. How many apples did the guy have to start with? (its a real number, and once you get it, its easy to figure out! Good luck
2006-09-29 23:32:09 · 14 answers · asked by Kyle 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
After the last girl, he was appleless
2006-09-30 06:25:14 · update #1
7
2006-09-29 23:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by ingredientmaster 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The question does not give enough information to answer completely. If you mean that he was left with no apples then the answer is 7.
If he gives her half his apples and half an apple this comes to 4 which will leave him with 3. If he then gives half of this amount and half an apple this comes to 2 which will leave him with one. Finally, if he gives the last girl half of the remaining apple plus half an apple this comes to one so he gives the last remaining apple to the girl leaving him with none.
Well I'm off to get a bag of apples! Have a nice day.
2006-09-30 07:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by brainyandy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-09-30 06:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by skystriker65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this question is incomplete, in the sense, it does not indicate whether the guy had any apples at the end. It is assumed, that he had no apples left with him, and the answer is 8 Nos...
Pretty lady: 4 + half
Another Pretty lady: 2 + half of half remaining (Quarter)
Pretty girl: 1 + remaining quarter.
2006-09-30 07:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by Electric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6
2006-09-30 06:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by the_silver_tin_man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2006-09-30 10:59:25 · answer #6 · answered by sharon b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 apples
2006-09-30 06:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by Sweet Sue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apple riddles drive me bananas.
2006-09-30 06:35:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was carrying no apples he just fooled those pretty ladies by giving them colored rounded balls
i know tht's the right ans but u r not going to title my ans as the best one
2006-09-30 07:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by the lion never raor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apples are cheap i dont care how many he had....but if we were talking bananas i would have given it go......bananas here in a australia are about $11-15 a kilo
2006-09-30 06:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by askaway 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋