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...I got it wrong :(

I hate math.



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Here's another one just for you, GamingChartzFTW!!

There are two boxes: one marked A and one marked B. Each box contains either $1 million or a deadly snake that will kill you instantly. You must open one box. On box A there is sign that reads: "At least one of these boxes contains $1 million." On box B there is a sign that reads: "A deadly snake that will kill you instantly is in box A." You are told that either both signs are true or both are false. Which box do you open? Be careful, the wrong answer is fatal!
I can give you a hint if you want. I have an answer, I just need confirmation XD Help

This one isn't too long. I liked another I had in mind, but it was too much writing and I don't want to bother you guys too much.



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Obviously they are both true. If they are both false, that means neither box contains the $1 Million and you are being scammed and will die. So they have to both be true.
Now, you know A and B are true. B says the snake is in Box A. By process of elimination, you can be sure the money is in box B.

If this was real life though, I still wouldn't open either box and just accept getting no money lol



They cannot be both false (for other reasons).

Assuming both are false, there isn't $1mil in either of the boxes, and according to the sign on box B, box A doesn't contain a snake - but each box has either or, hence it's a contradiction, and we were wrong in our assumption.

So both are true.

edit: These riddles remind me that they should still release at least the second in the Professor Layton series :/

 

Maybe the question should have been "Would you open a box at all, and if so, which", would make it trickier.



This is the last one I'm putting. It's up to you guys if you want to take the trouble of reading and solving it. :)
Ugh, it's probably too wordy...solve only if you have nothing to do whatsoever.

The infamous band Slippery Even When Dry ended their concert and checked into the Fuzzy Fig Motel. The guys in the band (Spike, Slip, and Milly) decided to share a room. They were told by Chip, the night clerk who was taking a home study course on animal husbandry, that the room cost $25 for the night.
Milly, who took care of the finances, collected $10 from each band member and gave chip $30. Chip handed Milly the change, $5 in single. Milly, knowing how bad Slip and Spike were at arithmetic, pocketed two of the dollars, turned to the others, and said, "Well guys, we got $3 change, so we each get a buck back." He then gave each of the other two members a dollar and pocketed the lsat one for himself.
Once the band members left the office, Chip, who witnessed this little piece of deception, suddenly realized that something strange had just happened. Each of the three and members first put in $10 so there was a total of $30 at the start. Then Milly gave each guy and himself $1 back. That means that each person put in only $9, which is a total of $27 ($9 from each of the three). But Milly had skimmed off $2, so that gives a total of $29. But there was $30 to start with. Chip wondered what happened to that extra dollar and who had it. Can you please resolve and explain the issue to Chip?



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3 band members put in 10 dollars each = 30 dollars total goes to hotel

Boy takes 5 dollars, gives 3 dollars to the band, and keeps two dollars.

Thus 30 dollars total - 3 dollars back to the band - 2 dollars the boy stole = 25

I don't see where you get this missing dollar.



Box B got them millions

Other one is wrong because:

"That means that each person put in only $9, which is a total of $27 ($9 from each of the three). But Milly had skimmed off $2, so that gives a total of $29."

Wrong. $9, is assumed to be the value each person gave, if adding these numbers we have:

9+9+9 = 27

It's wrong to add the money Milly (who in my head was a woman :P, i shat bricks when you said "he") to the sum of that, that would give 29. You should add the total she gave to Chip, that would be:

10+10+10=30

Or you could see how much each one spent and add it:

10-1 = 9, 10-1 = 9, 10-3 = 7

9+9+7=25

The guys got two and milly got three = 5

25+5 = 30

Well, that's the best way i can explain it... Chip must have fallen asleep by now :P




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Chip is adding $2 to $27 when he should be substracting it and get $25, which is what went for the room.

Chip is probably the drummer!



Here's a difficult one for those of you who are smarter than the average. Good Luck

 

During World War 2 a supply officer in the Ardennes is ordered to provide crucial supplies to three companies of paratroopers who have been out on a mission for less than 24 hours.

Company A landed in Location 1. Company B landed in Location 2 and Company C landed in Location 3.
The officer's map has been updated with three different colored markers.
Location 1 is marked by the Primary Color Blue. Location 2 by the Secondary Color Yellow and Location 3 by the Primary Color Green. Because of bad roads and hilly terrain, the supply trucks need twice the amount of gas per km to reach company B than they need in order to reach company A and C. All the trucks are given 1.5 times as much gas as they need in order to get there.

Company A left 6 hours ago and landed 45km away from the officer's current location.
Company B left 7 hours ago and landed 90km away from the officer's current location.
Company C left 8 hours ago and landed 45km away from the officer's current location.

An incoming message reveals that all three locations together form a triangle. The rescue point is in the middle of the triangle. If the rescue point is marked by the primary color Red. How long will it take for the supply team to reach the rescue point?



Dude, i don't get it, what's the starting position?

Or is it part of the problem? lol




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