Resting along a path, Judy noticed that she and those behind her made up 1/3 of the troop and that those ahead made up 3/4 of troop. Counting Judy, what would be the smallest number of hikers that day?
2007-07-31 06:14:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The answer is 13. Judy looked behind her and sees 3, plus her
would be 1/3 (4 out of 12). Ahead she sees 9 or 3/4 of 12. The total
counting Judy is 13. That would be the smallest number as any number divisible by both 3 and 4 could answer this riddle! This isn't the best math question, but remember it is a riddle and riddles are designed to "play on words" and misdirect the person reading them.
2007-07-31 06:27:19 · update #1
no answer. cos if she and behind makes up 1/3 the ones in front will ALWAYS make up 2/3.
i can't believe i took 10 mins to figure that out
2007-07-31 06:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by caroline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/3
2007-07-31 13:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by shorte716 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your answer is wrong..
You say 13 but then follow it by saying 4/12 is the 1/3.. you can't have 1/3 of 13 with whole numbers..
The most the front part of the troup can equal is 2/3rds, 3/4 is more than that so this is impossible to compute.
2007-07-31 13:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by c_o_ldbr_ai_n 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1/4 which would be a group of roughly about 4????*
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2007-07-31 13:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by Hunni Bunni xx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its rather 4 or 8
im gonna say 4
2007-07-31 13:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by Shawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not a good one at all. It's a math question!!!!!!! who likes math?
2007-07-31 13:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one million!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-07-31 13:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by xbamf123x 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋