yea, if you look right above your first question about it, the answer was already solved

127

nordlead said: yea, if you look right above your first question about it, the answer was already solved

 Oh yeah, I see... now

The answer is 127. The logic : each new number is the sum of the three previous numbers so 20 + 38 + 69 = 127.

^^^ Only 2.5 hours late :b

both of you are correct.

My brother, Julian, is a little simple. I recently asked him to buy me some ribbon for my daughter's pretty pink bonnet. He went to the haberdashery shop for the required length but accidentally interchanged the feet and inches. When I measured the resulting ribbon I only had 30% of the length I required. How much ribbon did I originally ask for?

9 feet 2 inches I mean :b

Damn I gotta wake up earlier! But I did explain it so my answer is better

9ft 2 inch is correct.

Since no one else seems to be posting these, i'll post another. This one is long, but is very interesting

EDIT: Before I give the answer to my previous hard problem, I'm trying to find the actual name of it. I was told it was a famous puzzle, but I can't remember the name of it.

A young prince and princess had fallen in love, but the girl's father, a bitter old King, opposed the marriage. So the King contrived to lure the Prince into a trap. In front of his entire Court — nobles, clergy, jesters and even scullery-maids — he challenged the Prince to prove his love in a highly unusual and dangerous game.

"The Princess," said the King, "is behind one of these three doors I have placed in front of you. Behind the other two are hungry tigers who will most certainly eat you for dinner. If you prove your love by picking the correct door, you may marry my daughter!"

"And just to demonstrate that I'm not a bitter old man," said the King (who secretly suspected that's exactly what everyone thought of him), "I will help you. Once you make your choice, but before you open the door, I will show you a tiger behind one of the other doors. And then," intoned the King magnanimously, "you may pick again!"

The court broke out into polite and dutiful applause. The King smiled, convinced that the Prince would not be man enough to take the challenge, even with the King's help.

Now the Prince knew that if he walked away he would be likely be banished in shame from the Kingdom forever, never to see his love again. This he could not bear. And he was also a very clever Prince. So he swallowed hard, uttered a short prayer for luck, and then picked a door at random.

"I choose this door," said the prince in his deep, manly voice, as he walked over to one of the doors.

"Wait!" commanded the King in surprise. "I am as good as my word. Now I will show you a tiger. Guards! Reveal a tiger from behind one of the two remaining doors!"

Three of the Kings guards cautiously walked over to one of the other doors, opened it a crack, and then quick as they could slammed it shut. A huge hungry tiger had been crouching right behind it! The door shook as the tiger leaped up against it.

"Now," said the King, "Make your choice!" And, glancing to his court, he added, "Unless of course you wish to give up now and walk away..."
What Are the Prince's Chances?

The prince is now left with two doors. Behind one of them is a tiger, and behind the other is the Princess. Should he stick with the original door he picked, or open the other one? Or does it even matter? And what are his chances of living happily ever after with the Princess?

Hint: Even though he has two doors left, his chances are actually NOT 50/50.