See if you can get the right answer to this little puzzle, the solution to which may or may not need a tertiary qualification in Mathematics or at least an A-Level in Applied Maths.
And remember, you are NOT allowed to call Mr Clarence ! LOL
There are 6 volumes of an encyclopaedia on a book shelf arranged from volume 1 to 6. Each volume has 100 pages. A book worm eats his way through from page 1 of the first volume to page 100 of the last volume. It takes him 1 minute to eat through each page and 3 minutes to eat through each book cover. How long in minutes is he eating through the encyclopaedia for?
Have fun ! So that others can tear their hair out (i.e. if they still have hair) trying to get the right answer, send your answer to me by email (jslyong@hotmail.com) rather than revealing it in the comments. I will announce who gets the first right answer and send your "no-prize" by DHL.
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When the puzzle says "page", it should more accurately be "sheet of paper". Thanks Leo for pointing it out.
ReplyDeleteThis bookworm spent no time eating through the books. He was on diet. Hehehe ...
ReplyDeleteSo far I have received two attempts ... both WRONG !
ReplyDeleteBingo for Mr Sia !!!
ReplyDeleteeagerly awaiting DHL today.
ReplyDeleteYou do know that DHL stands for "Dua Hari Lambat" ... or is it "Dua-puloh Hari Lambat" ???
ReplyDeleteSo easy !!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother no-prize has been dispatched to Mr Vancouver Chieh ! But on 2nd attempt lah!
ReplyDeleteThe worm din eat any of the pages of the encyclopedia. He prefers fiction. LOL
ReplyDeleteCalculate everything and minus 2 covers.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell. This bookworm is one of those who start on a book but usually never finish .. ROTFLMAO
ReplyDeletewrong Georgie boy !
ReplyDeleteHOW CAN LIKE THAT, GL ... SURE WRONG ONE. LOL
ReplyDeleteeach volume got 2 covers and 100 pages. so total 12 covers and 600 pages. but you have to minus front cover of volume 1 cos the worm only started eating from page 1. and he finished eating at page 100 of vol 6. he did not eat the front cover of vol 1 nor the back cover of vol 6.
ReplyDeleteso you calculate everything except for the 2 covers: ie 600 pages x 1 min + 10 covers x 3 min.
wrong, meh?
WRONG!
ReplyDeleteYou got 6 volumes of law books lined up on your shelf, Georgie boy? Maybe you should play "let's pretend i'm a bookworm .."
LOL
You said 'page' should read as 'sheet of paper'. I assume you mean 100 sheets of paper in each volume. Or do you have 2 different definitions of 'page'?
ReplyDeleteYup, that's right. 100 sheets of paper in each volume.
ReplyDeleteJimmy, this is one tricky question. It must got to do with how the encyclopedia placed/arranged on the book shelf.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that book 1 and the last book ie Book 6 is NOT well eaten. Cheers
The encyclopedia placement is as it normally would be on any shelf i.e. Vol 1 on the left and Vol 6 on rightmost. No tricks Gerard. Right WJ?
ReplyDeleteif we get this right, do we pre-qualify for MENSA or something like that, WJ? hehehe
ReplyDeleteThat is what I meant. Book 1 is NOT well eaten neither is Book 6. Book 2 to Book 5 all lesap.
ReplyDeleteHi Anon 7:18PM, no .. getting this right just means you can pass Primary 6 maths. Ha ha ha!
ReplyDeletec'mon - what's the answer WJ?
ReplyDeleteThink of the 'pages' of a book when placed on a bookshelf. For example Volume 1-6.
ReplyDeleteThe worm eats its way through from 'page 1' of Volume 1 to 'page 100' of the 6th volume.
Hint:
1. Where is page 1, Volume 1 of a book?.
2. Where is page 100 of the 6th volume?
I am sure you will get the answer now. Cheers
AND IF YOU STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO PRIMARY 5 !!! HEE HEE HEE !!!
ReplyDeleteyou mean even our legal mind georgie boy need to go back to primary 5? boy oh boy.
ReplyDeleteOIC. gotcha. didnt think that when the book is on the bookshelf, it is kinda 'back to front'! thanks, gerard!
ReplyDeleteso Georgie boy, what's the answer? sure you got it and need not go back to pri5? :)
ReplyDeleteGeorge, I will be in Kuching on 23rd to 29th April i.e. next month for a week leave. Hope to catch up with you buddy and other SJS 76ers for a breakfast somewhere at Tabuan. Perhaps we might bump to Lau Swan Chye or whoever... Cheers
ReplyDeletehappy st patrick's day (yesterday) ! forgot.
ReplyDeleteBig time lawyers don't have to arrange their own books on the shelf. Got secretary to do for him. That's why he can't figure out this puzzle. LOL.
ReplyDeleteLOL. let me ask my secretary what's the answer!
ReplyDeleteGerard, let's meet at foody goody when you are here. good excuse for me to go have the laksa again.
What's the right answer? Is it 430 minutes?
ReplyDeleteIsn't today 19th March, St. Joseph's feast day?
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Joseph's day everyone!
"Sons of St Joseph ...."
ReplyDeletemore than 'Dua Hari Lambat' so far ...
ReplyDeleteTsk tsk tsk ... Leo, it must be "Dua-puloh Hari Lambat" then.
ReplyDeleteDua or Dua Puloh or Dua Ratus - no problem WJ.
ReplyDeleteAs they say 'Patience is a virtue'.
Hiya, har mik to ho la, mai sio may, mai sio may, lang liaw liaw si peng yew ma.
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