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| 01 Apr 2015 04:09 AM |
You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 apples 1,000 miles from Appleland to Bananaville. Your truck can carry 1,000 apples at a time. Every time you travel a mile towards Bananaville you must pay a tax of 1 apple but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards Appleland).
What is highest number of apples you can get to Bananaville? |
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Atropidae
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:10 AM |
the highest number is 420
get it lol
haha
lol
Rilpo is forced to suck his dad's disk |
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:10 AM |
| 3,000 through tax evasion. |
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:11 AM |
Nope!
Answer: 833 apples.
Step one: First you want to make 3 trips of 1,000 apples 333 miles. You will be left with 2,001 apples and 667 miles to go. Step two: Next you want to take 2 trips of 1,000 apples 500 miles. You will be left with 1,000 apples and 167 miles to go (you have to leave an apple behind). Step three: Finally, you travel the last 167 miles with one load of 1,000 apples and are left with 833 apples in Bananaville. |
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:12 AM |
| I still think tax evasion would be more effective. |
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miles94
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:12 AM |
| this isn't a riddle, this is just math |
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| 01 Apr 2015 04:12 AM |
| You really have to work on your phrasing. |
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