Riddle me this?
Views(238)
Created(4-8-07)
Category ( Riddle )
Created(4-8-07)
Category ( Riddle )
A horse is worth as much as two bulls and one sheep.
A bull is worth as much as two cows.
Two cows are worth as much as five donkeys.
A donkey is worth as much as four sheep.
How many sheep is a horse worth?
| On August 13th 2007 steveecker Said : | |
|
|
H = Horse
B = Bull
S = Sheep
D = Donkey
C = Cow
H = 2b + s
B = 2c
2c = 5d
d = 4s
s = ?
H = 2b (2c) + s
H = 2(5d) + s
H = 10d(4s) + s
H = 40s + s
H = 41s
A Horse is worth 41 Sheep... Do the math =D |
| On April 14th 2007 drowningnlove Said : | |
|
|
thats well done |
| On April 9th 2007 JC50210 Said : | |
|
|
no wait 41 |
| On April 9th 2007 JC50210 Said : | |
|
|
21 sheep |
| On April 9th 2007 LaveMoofin333 Said : | |
|
|
2 bulls and ONE sheep |
| On April 9th 2007 LaveMoofin333 Said : | |
|
|
one |
| On April 8th 2007 DrOfAllThings Said : | |
|
|
The first statement says:
A horse is worth as much as two bulls and one sheep.
According to the second statement a bull is worth as much as two cows, from which follows that two bulls are worth as much as four cows. In the first statement, the part "two bulls" therefore can be replaced by "four cows":
A horse is worth as much as four cows and one sheep.
According to the third statement two cows are worth as much as five donkeys, so we can replace "four cows" by "ten donkeys":
A horse is worth as much as ten donkeys and one sheep.
According to the fourth statement a donkey is worth as much as four sheep, so we can replace "ten donkeys" by "forty sheep":
A horse is worth as much as forty sheep and one sheep.
The answer is therefore: a horse is worth as much as 41 sheep. |
| On April 8th 2007 deaddolly Said : | |
|
|
40? |
| On April 8th 2007 magicxdance Said : | |
|
|
41 sheep? |
| On April 8th 2007 dankezman Said : | |
|
|
10 sheep |
| On April 8th 2007 luv4only1 Said : | |
|
|
81 sheep |
| On April 8th 2007 DrOfAllThings Said : | |
|
|
Give up? |


