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Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by Dhimple(f): 12:16am On Jun 11, 2017
22 chocolate with 1 wrapper left
Prinq:
Hi everyone, I came across this strange question and decided to share with you.
QUESTION :
A Shop sells 1 chocolate at 1$, you can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate . If you have $15 , how many chocolates can you get ? Put your brain to the test..

Leave you answers in the comment box below***

http://webvibez..co.ke/2017/06/only-for-genius.html?m=1
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by savvyChuks(m): 12:52am On Jun 11, 2017
Kentnickole:


Mathematically, 1 chocolate = $1; 3 wrappers = 1 chocolate. but 3 wrappers = 1 chocolate. therefore, 3wrappers = $1. Hence I can get 3×15 chocolate. Which is 45 chocolates.
Bro you can get 45 wrappers....
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by savvyChuks(m): 1:00am On Jun 11, 2017
pls why is no one talking about what we should do with the wrapper we get from the 22nd chocolate?
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 7:53am On Jun 11, 2017
savvyChuks:
pls why is no one talking about what we should do with the wrapper we get from the 22nd chocolate?
Its useless cos you need 3 wrappers (additional 2 wrappers) to get another chocolate
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MrRichmond: 8:43am On Jun 11, 2017
Friedyokes:
but from the five u get 5 wrappers ....3 of which will give u another chocolate ....this in turn gives u one wrapper adding that to the 2 remaining from the 5 u get 1 more chocolate ....totalling 22 with one extra wrapper

Nice one!
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by ratioxyz: 10:41am On Jun 11, 2017
Kentnickole:


Mathematically, 1 chocolate = $1; 3 wrappers = 1 chocolate. but 3 wrappers = 1 chocolate. therefore, 3wrappers = $1. Hence I can get 3×15 chocolate. Which is 45 chocolates.
Stop confusing yourself bro! (why 3 x 15?)

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Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by Kylekent59: 12:28pm On Jun 11, 2017
Some pple here na olodo
Let dis smile represent d chocolates
Let grin be d chocolate and let cool be the wrapper

15$= grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin=15 chocolates
Wrapper=( cool cool cool) (cool cool cool) (cool cool cool) (cool cool cool) (cool cool cool)= 5 chocolates


grin grin grin grin grin(5 chocolates)=( cool cool cool cool cool) (5 wrappers)

5 wrappers= ( grin grin grin)= 1 chocolate and ( cool cool= 2 wrappers
1 chocolate grin= 1 wrapper cool
So 1 wrapper + d remaining 2 wrappers
( cool + cool+ cool= grin 1 chocolate
So total chocolates = 15+5+1+1=22 chocolates.
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by Lloydfather(m): 4:20pm On Jun 11, 2017
22 chocolates.
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by cc150615(f): 7:44pm On Jun 11, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:
hmmmm
Answer=
15+(5)+(1)+(0.67)+(0.33)+(0.33)
=22.33 Chocolates!!

OR

$15 = 15 chocolates
15 wraps = 5 chocolates
5wraps= 1chocolate 2 wraps
Finally wraps = 1 chocolate
The wrap from the final chocolate, will give .33 chocolate
Total no of chocolates = 15+5+1+1+0.33= 22.33 chocolates
Omo labi, iwe lari!
I didn't go through your solution but I'm sure it can't be less than correct.

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Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by flames007(m): 9:20pm On Jun 11, 2017
phabulous88:
22.33 chocolates
Decimal?
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by flames007(m): 9:22pm On Jun 11, 2017
Initially I tot it was 20.but some people are good up there.(I'm good too sha).
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by moscorinho007(m): 9:50pm On Jun 11, 2017
22 very correct
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by Kylekent59: 10:04pm On Jun 11, 2017
flames007:
Initially I tot it was 20.but some people are good up there.(I'm good too sha).
I like ur type. It is not easy to admit.
Kudos to u
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by foster881(m): 10:22pm On Jun 11, 2017
45
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 11:38pm On Jun 11, 2017
cc150615:

Omo labi, iwe lari!
I didn't go through your solution but I'm sure it can't be less than correct.
how can you have 0.33 chocolates? Na his type dey solve question like "how many men can finish a particular task?" Ans: 2.5 men
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by Kentnickole(m): 10:18pm On Jun 12, 2017
savvyChuks:
Bro you can get 45 wrappers....
The question says "how many chocolate can you get" not wrapper.
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MoyoGENERAL: 11:58pm On Jun 13, 2017
femi4:
how can you have 0.33 chocolates? Na his type dey solve question like "how many men can finish a particular task?" Ans: 2.5 men

Young man, it is called precision!
If 3 wrappers can give you one chocolate, how many chocolate can a wrapper give you
How about that?
Rule 1: Don't discard remainders!
Rule 2: Don't argue what can be proven correctly!
Rule 3: When you don't know His type, you remain calm!

#Maths Should be fun, flexible and must leave you in frenzy #

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Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 4:28am On Jun 14, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:


Young man, it is called precision!
If 3 wrappers can give you one chocolate, how many chocolate can a wrapper give you
How about that?
Rule 1: Don't discard remainders!
Rule 2: Don't argue what can be proven correctly!
Rule 3: When you don't know His type, you remain calm!

#Maths Should be fun, flexible and must leave you in frenzy #
Rule 4: Always pick a reasonable solution
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MoyoGENERAL: 11:11am On Jun 14, 2017
femi4:
Rule 4: Always pick a reasonable solution
Rule 5: Never forget, A solution is reasonable if proven correctly!
which takes you back to Rule 2.

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Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 11:40am On Jun 14, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:

Rule 5: Never forget, A solution is reasonable if proven correctly!
which takes you back to Rule 2.
Its not reasonable cos you can't have a chocolate in decimal point.

The condition stated was clear, you can't have chocolate in rational numbers.

Perhaps you don't understand the meaning of the word "Reasonable"
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MoyoGENERAL: 12:18pm On Jun 14, 2017
femi4:
Its not reasonable cos you can't have a chocolate in decimal point.

The condition stated was clear, you can't have chocolate in rational numbers.

Perhaps you don't understand the meaning of the word "Reasonable"

..... I share a chocolate equally between A,B and C, How many chocolate will each get? Think about the answer!

You talked about condition, can you tell me where itwas stated in the question?

"A Shop sells 1 chocolate at 1$, you can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate . If you have $15 , how many chocolates can you get ? Put your brain to the test.."

Where is the condition?
It's just a question, solve! simple!
Don't assume what it isn't!
"Oh, ethereal bank of knowledge, why not share with us what you've got as meaning of reasonable"
We'll love to see!

Rule 6: To Better your maths Skills, you need to look deep, grasp concepts then stay flexible while solving!
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 1:10pm On Jun 14, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:


..... I share a chocolate equally between A,B and C, How many chocolate will each get? Think about the answer!

You talked about condition, can you tell me where it is stated in the question?

"A Shop sells 1 chocolate at 1$, you can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate . If you have $15 , how many chocolates can you get ? Put your brain to the test.."

Where is the condition?
It's just a question, solve! simple!
Don't assume what it isn't!
"Oh, ethereal bank of knowledge, why not share with us what you've got as meaning of reasonable"
We'll love to see!

Rule 6: To Better your maths Skills, you need to look deep, grasp concepts then stay flexible while solving!



Some have eyes but they cannot see
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MoyoGENERAL: 1:30pm On Jun 14, 2017
femi4:
Some have eyes but they cannot see
Let's do small Maths and LOGIC:
If A is a SET And A={ you can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate}
Now if given Sets B,C and D as; B={ 1 wrapper will give 0.33 chocolate) C={ Chocolates do not have irrational numbers} D={ You cannot have decimals in chocolates}
Which of them can be closely inferred as a subset of A? Which of them can be TRUE if A is True without needing additional information?
#Maths-Rhythm, when you aren't in sync, you're Off#
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 1:44pm On Jun 14, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:

Let's do small Maths and LOGIC:

If A is a SET
And A={ you can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate}

Now if given Sets B,C and D as;
B={ 1 wrapper will give 0.33 chocolate)
C={ Chocolates do not have irrational numbers}
D={ You cannot have decimals in chocolates}

Which of them can be closely inferred as a subset of A?
Which of them can be TRUE if A is True without needing additional information?

#Maths-Rhythm, when you aren't in sync, you're Off#
This is not maths....This is logic. Don't treat it as maths.

In logic, if I tell you that A implies B....it doesn't mean that B implies A

If 3wrappers = 1 chocolate, logically 1 wrapper is not 0.33 chocolate

Don't bring in unstated conditions to justify your inference. Its illogical
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by MoyoGENERAL: 2:16pm On Jun 14, 2017
femi4:
This is not maths....This is logic. Don't treat it as maths.

In logic, if I tell you that A implies B....it doesn't mean that B implies A

If 3wrappers = 1 chocolate, logically 1 chocolate is not 0.33

Don't bring in unstated conditions to justify your inference. Its illogical

Funny!
If it isn't maths, may be you should have used logic to solve the entire problem!!
Haven't you read about proportionality!
#It won't take time to study and Master#
They say, 3 can give one: how much can one then give!
#Mehn#

BTW....You conjured the unstated condition,"Chocolates cannot be in decimals"...Who said that That's out of context! purely irrelevant!


I only followed the proportionality statement, which is mathematically and logically correct!
Haven't you seen where 3 kids will share a chocolate amongst themselves, even equally
#
Re: Brain Teaser!! This Question Is Meant For Geniuses Alone – Prove Yourself by femi4: 2:28pm On Jun 14, 2017
MoyoGENERAL:


Funny!
If it isn't maths, may be you should have used logic to solve the entire problem!!
Haven't you read about proportionality!
#It won't take time to study and Master#
They say, 3 can give one: how much can one then give!
#Mehn#

BTW....You conjured the unstated condition,"Chocolates cannot be in decimals"...Who said that That's out of context! purely irrelevant!


I only followed the proportionality statement, which is mathematically and logically correct!
Haven't you seen where 3 kids will share a chocolate amongst themselves, even equally
#
This is a buying and selling condition. You are not sharing chocolate among kids.

If I m a wholesaler, what gives you the impression that you can buy in retail.

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