Guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 My first puzzle so forgive me if its crap. "I got my new schoolbag today, the label says it hold 50 litres. my lessons for tommorow are: Science, Maths and History" Assuming that 1 science book consumes 5 Litres, 1 maths book consume 10 Litres and 1 History book consume 5 Litres What's the most amount of books i could fit in my empty school bag? 1 Book, after which the school bag is no longer empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 this is like the how many times can you subtract 32 from 2 puzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 peace*out Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 this is like the how many times can you subtract 32 from 2 puzzle they did mention that on there... 1 - then it's not empty anymore!! (unless you stuff them all in at once!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 But what if 10 science books are bounded together and shoved into the backpack at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 [spoiler='....................................................................... .... ................................................................................ . ................................................................................ . ................................................................................ . ................................................................................ . ................................................................................ . .................................']It's not empty when you put one in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 If you need at least one of each book, then nine books total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 infinite - put one in take one out, another in another out ........If you are gonna play with the wording one fits in, sure it's no longewr empty but the wording implies that the bag should be filled - not to be unempty. Empty just means that it is available to recieve books in it's space and full means it can not and half empty/full just means a change in capacity. same goes for the 2 from 32, sure it then becomes thirty or another view 30/32 thein 28/32 otherwise you would not be able to take 2 away from zero you can not have a minus two capacity? Also semantically 2 from 32 can be done ininitely 32-2=30 32-2=30 32-2=30 okay I'm bored now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 its unclear wat exactly yo question demands..pliz revise it...so i can spoil it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) its unclear wat exactly yo question demands..pliz revise it...so i can spoil it... simple: whats the most amount of books i can put in my empty bag? this is like the how many times can you subtract 32 from 2 puzzle That's where i got the idea from i just though i would play with the wording and chuck in some red herrings. Edited November 6, 2008 by Dan Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Only one, then the bag is no longer empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 1 Book, after which the school bag is no longer empty Why is one the most? Since it's no longer empty with one book in it, why should one book even be an acceptable? The answer should be 0, if a condition is that the bag must remain empty (which you never mentioned), or 10, since you never mentioned the condition that the bag must remain empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 One. After that the bag isnt empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It's obviously 1 because if you put some thing inside a schoolbag, it won't be empty anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My first puzzle so forgive me if its crap.
"I got my new schoolbag today, the label says it hold 50 litres.
my lessons for tommorow are: Science, Maths and History"
Assuming that 1 science book consumes 5 Litres, 1 maths book consume 10 Litres and 1 History book consume 5 Litres
What's the most amount of books i could fit in my empty school bag?
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