I have a riddle see if you can answer it?

Question

1) What is special about the number 854917632?

2) Suppose you want to cook an egg for exactly 3 minutes. You have only a 5 minute hourglass timer and a 2 minute hourglass timer. Using these 2 timers, how can you boil the egg for exactly 3 minutes?

Answer 1

#1
Place the nonzero digits in alphabetical order to get eight five four nine one seven six three two = 854917632. This factors into 13 primes, of which 1*3 are distinct: 854917632 = 2^9 x 3^3 x 61843.



#2
start both timers
start cooking the egg when #1 goes off, and stop when #2 goes off

Answer 2

1) The number starts with 8 and ends in 2, with more numbers in between
2) Turn both hourglass timers at the same time. Then the 2 minute timer runs out, start boiling the egg until the 5 minute timer runs out.

Answer 3

1) it has the numbers 1-9 in it.

2) Start both timers, and when the 2 minute timer ends you start to cook your eggs. When the 5 minute timer ends, it will be 3 minutes.

Answer 4

1) It contains the numbers 1 to 9 in alphabetic order.
2) Turn over both timers simultaneously. When the 2-minute timer runs out, drop in the eggs and they're done when the 5-minute timer is done.


Littleblue changed her answer after others already answered. Original answer was "#2
start both timers
start cooking the egg when #1 goes off, and stop when #2 goes off"

Answer 5

1. It contains the numbers one to nine in alphabetical order.

2. Tip both timers over at the same time. When the 2 minute timer runs out, drop the eggs in and cook them until the 5 minute timer runs out!

Answer 6

1. The numbers are in alphabetical order by how they are spelled

2.You start both timers at the same time. When the 2 minute timer is done you put the egg in to cook. Take it out when the 5 minute timer is done.

Answer 7

1) It contains the numbers 1 to 9 in alphabetic order.
2) Turn over both timers simultaneously. When the 2-minute timer runs out, drop in the eggs and they're done when the 5-minute timer is done.

Answer 8

1. ?

2. Flip both timers at the same time. When the 2 minute one runs out, you know there's only 3 minutes left on the 5 minute timer.

Answer 9

1) it has every digit in it?

2) set the timers off at the same time, when the 2 min timer goes out, cook the egg till the 5 min timer goes out.

Answer 10

1.You should not of posted my social security number.
2. Put the two timers in your ears, and use a watch with a minute hand on it to time the egg. Lol! I really don't know.

Answer 11

1) has every #
2) turn them both over at same time, when two minute timer is done, start cooking the egg. When the five minute timer is empty, the egg is done.