MrRubix's Riddle Thread

[MahouMinachan]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Here's my math Rubix.

Pretty much I did this a different way:
I decided how long would it take for the Emerald and Tass to go together to leave Fractal behind 18 miles. That would take 9 hours (27 miles fractal, 45 miles emerald/tass). That would give Tass 1 hour to go back to get fractalon the bike. Fractal would go another 3 miles per hour, and emerald would start walking 3 mph.

After 10 total hours, Tass and fractal would meet up at 30 miles, while emerald would be way up at 48 miles. After 9 more hours (and fractal on bike while tass walks besides him), Tass and fractal would finally catch up to emerald at 75 miles. A total of 19 hours.

Using the 75 miles, I'll compare it to 30 miles.

So 30/75=.4, or 40% of the way.

Therefore, 19*.4=7.6.

The answer I have is 7.6 hours, or 7 hours 36 minutes.

Edit: I'm pretty sure Rubix wanted this in our answer since it's part of the riddle's questions.

[MrRubix_MK5]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

People may have given the right answer, but I want them to be confident in their answer. Otherwise it's too easy.

But, yes, 7.6 is the right answer. Can't go faster than that. I was waiting until someone actually proved it with their math instead of just guessing.

[Reach]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Six dots are marked on a flat surface so that no more than two at a time may be connected by any straight line of whatever length. If a straight line is drawn through each and every pair of dots and extends beyond them any desired distance, what is the maximum number of different points at which these lines may intersect one another?

[cry4eternity]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

of course... grr I think I was the first to post 7.6 too

I figured it out by calculating:
If Emerald starts out on a bike, then gets off at some point x miles in, Tass can travel 1/3 that distance back, and meet Fractal at that exact point. So I drew these curves and figured out that having Emerald switch 18 miles in was the fastest it could get...


My curves kinda looked like this:

          18
 -------------------          Emerald
              6    /
           --------           Tass
           \    18
            ------------------Fractal

[MrRubix_MK5]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

New riddle. This one's tricky. Good luck!

[cry4eternity]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Pay them proportionally according to how much the logs will contribute to the fire, such as how long they will burn.

This is a weird question =S

[MrRubix_MK5]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Reach: Holy crap, this is messy. I am gonna need more paper. Pretty sure I have the dots set up for "maximal intersections" but jesus is it disgustingly messy, lol.

[andy-o24]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

With any combination of coins, excluding ten of any one kind, you would have to give more money (assuming it's common American curency) to Shash for finding more lumber. In the case that there are ten of the same coin you would split it five and five between the two.

Say you have nine quarters and a dime. That's ten coins and therefore five quarters would go to Shash whereas four quarters and a dime would go to Soulston3. That's the bounds of my knowledge so I am certain I'm incorrect.

-o24

[KilikOdagawa]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

I would say 5 coins each to Shash and Soulstone.

Logic: He has to pay BOTH of them to sleep by the fire that they prepared. If he payed Shash more because he worked more, then it would show some personal bias in the matter. Since it is a fire Shash and Soulstone created, they split the labor, so they should split the wage evenly.

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Have Emerald or Fractal_Monkey ride the bike, while the other is carried by Tass the entire 30 miles. (Enjoy the workout.)
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3 Times exist where you would not be able to determine the current time. If the hands are exactly the same size, then at 3:45, 6:00, and 9:15, you would not be able to tell the time.

[Netjet!]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Ninja'd by kilik. I was gonna say 5 and 5, because of bias etc

[KilikOdagawa]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

Ninja'd by kilik. I was gonna say 5 and 5, because of bias etc

I sowwy o~o

[MrRubix_MK5]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

If all three of them share in the same campfire, then Shash is going to be upset that Soulstone got the same amount of coins he did, even though he did more work. 5 and 5 is wrong.

[KilikOdagawa]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

If all three of them share in the same campfire, then Shash is going to be upset that Soulstone got the same amount of coins he did, even though he did more work. 5 and 5 is wrong.

You can't reverse the value and give Shash less than Soulstone. Are all 10 distributed?

[devonin]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

You give all 10 to them both, and let them work it out between them.

[MrRubix_MK5]

Re: MrRubix's Riddle Thread

All 10 are given