Re: [CH] "Chile Riddle Contest"
Jim DeLillo (jimdel@bellatlantic.net)
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 18:53:41 -0400
I sent in an answer to PepperJoe, but I can't reveal it here until I know
I've won and the contest is over.
Joe Arditi wrote:
> I just posted this Chile Riddle in my newsletter "Chile News & Views"
> and my subscribers are having a blast with it so I thought you C-Headers
> would as well. I'm giving away 4 Free bottles of our Hot Sauce to the
> winners. With more than 4 winners I'll put all Chileheads with correct
> answers in a random drawing to select them. Send your answer to
> riddle@pepperjoe.com
> Good Luck,
> Pepper Joe
>
> A farmer leaves home to go to the market with some Chiles to sell.
> There are 3 toll bridges on the way from his farm to the market.
> When he comes to the first bridge, the toll collector says "I
> want half your Chiles plus 1/2 a Chile", which the farmer gives him.
> When he comes to the second bridge, the toll collector says "I
> want half your Chiles plus 1/2 a Chile", which the farmer gives him.
> When he comes to the 3rd bridge, the toll collector says "I want
> half your Chiles plus 1/2 a Chile", which the farmer gives him.
> After crossing the 3rd bridge, the farmer has no Chiles left. The
> question is 'How many Chiles did he have when he left his farm'?
>
> Again, with more than 4 correct answers We'll do a random selection for
> the winners. I hope you do better than I did but me and algebra never
> got along.
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