Trivia Corner

mimo2005 · 11-01-2008, 11:04 AM

Robert went into a store and said "I'll buy that calculator for $10 if you lend me as much money as I have
in my pocket. The clerk lent him the money and Robert gave him $10 cash. He went to the next store and bought a $10 cap
using the same gambit. Then he bought a $10 umbrella with the same strategy. When he paid for the umbrella, he had no
money left. How much did he start out with?

**grumpygit** · 11-01-2008, 01:51 PM

$12.50

mimo2005 · 11-01-2008, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpygit

$12.50

Nope. try again .

**beefers1** · 11-01-2008, 06:53 PM

$8.75

he borrowed $8.75 the first time, so has $17.50. he spends $10, leaving him with $7.50.

the second time, he borrows $7.50, so has $15. he spends $10, leaving him with $5.

the third time, he borrows $5, so he has $10. and he spends all of it.

**WereBo** · 11-01-2008, 08:50 PM

He started with $0.00.

Quote:

The clerk lent him the money and Robert gave him $10 cash.

He repeated the same tactic and finished with $0.00.

I think...

**beefers1** · 11-01-2008, 09:36 PM

but if he started with nothing, then he couldn't have borrowed anything.

**justpassingby** · 11-02-2008, 01:59 AM

beefers1's right.

Starting money = x. After first purchase Robert's got 2x-10. Afer his second purchase 2(2x-10)-10. And after his third purchase 2(2(2x-10)-10)-10.

2(2(2x-10)-10)-10 = 0
8x-70=0
x=8.75

**beefers1** · 11-02-2008, 01:05 AM

a good way to working it out technically, justpassingby. i was going to do that until i found that trial and error was actually easier in this case.

mimo2005 · 11-02-2008, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beefers1

$8.75

he borrowed $8.75 the first time, so has $17.50. he spends $10, leaving him with $7.50.

the second time, he borrows $7.50, so has $15. he spends $10, leaving him with $5.

the third time, he borrows $5, so he has $10. and he spends all of it.

Robert started with $8.75. In the first store, he got $8.75 making $17.50. He spent $10.00 leaving $7.50.
Second store - borrowed $7.50 making $15.00, spent $10.00 leaving $5.00. Then he borrowed $5.00 making $10.00,
spent $10.00 leaving zero. Robert may open a hedge fund.
Good Job Beefers1.

NEW QUESTION:
In the late 1700's a famous explorer asked a native what was
the name of the man-sized animal he saw. The native replied (in his own language) - "I don't know!" To this day the animal
is named by that phrase. What is this animal?

**beefers1** · 11-02-2008, 12:37 PM

Hmm... grizzly bear?

just a wild guess

**Coolfreak** · 11-02-2008, 01:14 PM

Bigfoot!

No really, I have no idea.

mimo2005 · 11-02-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimo2005

NEW QUESTION:
In the late 1700's a famous explorer asked a native what was
the name of the man-sized animal he saw. The native replied (in his own language) - "I don't know!" To this day the animal
is named by that phrase. What is this animal?

(Hint – not North American.)

PS: The first person to reach 50 points , will get a FREE techsupportforum T-shirt.

beefers1 is leading: 1 point

**beefers1** · 11-02-2008, 02:32 PM

hmm... extra incentive, eh?

is it the Yeti?

mimo2005 · 11-02-2008, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beefers1

hmm... extra incentive, eh?

is it the Yeti?

Nope try again ....

**simpswr** · 11-02-2008, 03:36 PM

Sasquatch?

mimo2005 · 11-02-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpswr

Sasquatch?

Nope , try again.

Inactive · 11-02-2008, 04:13 PM

kangaroo

**Coolfreak** · 11-02-2008, 06:35 PM

Polar Bear
Gorilla
Chimpanzee

mimo2005 · 11-02-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freddyhard

kangaroo

When Capt. Cook discovered Australia, he went ashore and with some hand signal type communication
asked a native what was the name for the large hopping animal with a pouch. The native responded "kangaroo" which in
his language meant "I don't know." Nevertheless the name stuck.

beefers1 1
freddyhard 1

New question:
Jamie typed four letters and four envelopes. She folded and stuffed the letters into the envelopes without really looking. What are the odds that only three letters are in the correct envelopes?

**Titomike** · 11-02-2008, 08:03 PM

zero%

11-01-2008, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
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beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,029 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: Trivia Corner $8.75 he borrowed $8.75 the first time, so has $17.50. he spends $10, leaving him with $7.50. the second time, he borrows $7.50, so has $15. he spends $10, leaving him with $5. the third time, he borrows $5, so he has $10. and he spends all of it. __________________

11-01-2008, 09:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,029 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: Trivia Corner but if he started with nothing, then he couldn't have borrowed anything. __________________

11-02-2008, 01:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
justpassingby Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,219 OS: XP Home SP3 / Ubuntu My System	Re: Trivia Corner beefers1's right. Starting money = x. After first purchase Robert's got 2x-10. Afer his second purchase 2(2x-10)-10. And after his third purchase 2(2(2x-10)-10)-10. 2(2(2x-10)-10)-10 = 0 8x-70=0 x=8.75 __________________ Malware removal steps. Post your logs there and not here ! Posting system specs

11-02-2008, 01:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,029 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: Trivia Corner a good way to working it out technically, justpassingby. i was going to do that until i found that trial and error was actually easier in this case. __________________

11-02-2008, 12:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,029 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: Trivia Corner Hmm... grizzly bear? just a wild guess __________________

11-02-2008, 01:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,149 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Trivia Corner Bigfoot! No really, I have no idea. __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 9-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags

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beefers1 Below is my avatar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada Posts: 4,029 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System Blog Entries: 13	Re: Trivia Corner hmm... extra incentive, eh? is it the Yeti? __________________

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11-02-2008, 06:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,149 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Trivia Corner Polar Bear Gorilla Chimpanzee __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 9-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags Last edited by Coolfreak; 11-02-2008 at 06:39 PM.

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