[AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles

He was on the right track but his arithmetic is flawed.

I had already posted the graphical answer.  No doubt he cribbed his idea
from mine - but that is Code Boy for you...!!

You on the other hand are....well, on the other hand...

Max
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 5:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles

...you and Drew ...birds of a feather ...and both wrong ;)

William

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From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:59 AM
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles

>
>
> No need.  Clean as a whistle.
>
> Min # with all 4 is 1.
> Max # with all 4 is 75
> Max # with diff(least + most) is 55
> QED
>
> Just suffle these up and down the line and you will see.  X=injury 0 = no
> injury.
>
>
>
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
000000000000000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
000000000000000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxx0000000000
>
>
0000000000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxx0000000000
>
>
>
> Max
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:10 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles
>
>
> ...did you wipe that carefully after extracting it? :)
>
> William
>
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> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 1:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles
>
>>
>>
>> I say 55% of whatever value is applied.
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>> "The general wants to know how many of his men had lost, at minimum, one
>> eye,
>> one ear, one arm and one leg. He is stingy with the medals so he wants to
>> reward the fewest number of soldiers. What percentage of the soldiers
>> should
>> receive medals?
>>
>> ...if the query were what was the minimum % of soldiers who had lost all 
>> 4
>> body parts, the answer would be 10%
>>
>> ...but the query was "how many of his men had lost, at minimum, one eye,
>> one ear, one arm and one leg" and that could be anywhere between 10% and
>> 70%
>>
>> ...there is insufficient data to provide an answer to the query posited
>> ...imnsho of course :)
>>
>> William
>>
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