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A woman wants to buy something at an auction where you bid grams of gold instead of money. She owns a length of gold chain (with 2 ends) made of 23 interlocking loops, each weighing 1 gram. She wants to go to a jeweler before the auction to cut the minimum number of loops that would allow her to pay any sum from 1 to 23. For example, she could pay a 13 gram price with a 12 link chain and a single link. After much thought, she figures out a way to do it by cutting just 2 of the loops in the chain. How many loops are in the pieces of chains that she has after the 2 cuts?
2007-09-13 15:44:31 · 6 answers · asked by J S 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
one, one, three, six, twelve
2007-09-13 17:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 singles that had been cut
chain of 3
chain of 6
chain of 12
1+1+3+6+12=23
2007-09-14 00:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mugen is Strong 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 of 1 link
1 of 2 links
1 of 4 links
2 of 8 links
2007-09-14 00:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by yeraluzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
complicated matter. check out using bing and yahoo. just that will help!
2014-11-05 03:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by joaquin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
21? I'm really confused.
2007-09-13 23:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by DJ 8th Wonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cant do this thing
2014-07-10 13:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by Rick G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋