someone is heard to say truthfully:
[1] " At the party there were
14 adults,
17 children,
12 males, and 19 females.
[2] Then I (any of the four) arrvied and the number of different man-women couples possible became equal to the number boy-girl couples possible.
(if there were 6 men and 8 women at the party, then there would have been 6*8 or 48 man-women couples possible.)"
is the speaker a man , a women , a boy, or a girl?
if then how?
2006-11-13 23:35:02 · 6 answers · asked by krlional_robin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2006-11-13 23:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by achuadas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't time to really sort this out as lunch beckons but ...
A Man.
There are less Adults than kids and less Males than Females so to increase the man-woman ratio to be equal to the boy-girl ratio I deduce a man.
2006-11-14 07:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a girl, but it's not formulized, seek and find solving...
overall, 9 men, 5 women, 3 boys and 14 girls... plus the girl speaker...
2006-11-14 08:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by cengozine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's waaaaaayyyyyyyy to early in the morning for this stuff man!
Let me have my cup of joe first!
2006-11-14 07:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by secret_oktober_girl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My brain hurts.
2006-11-14 07:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Dannie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what?
2006-11-14 07:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋