Math Problem In XP

TestekleeZ

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Feb 4, 2002, 2:22:02 AM2/4/02

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I have a slight problem. I have one thousand silver dollars.
I would like to stack them in ten piles of which I would be able to
grab any amount of money (using entire stacks) up to a thousand
dollars without breaking a stack. (i.e. leaving a partial amount of
money in the stack if there were 5 on one stack not picking up four
and leaving one remaining) How should I stack them so that this can be
achieved?

Kadaitcha Man

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Feb 4, 2002, 3:25:05 AM2/4/02

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"TestekleeZ" <bikit...@netzero.net> wrote in message
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Harry has an AK-47 with an 80-round clip. If he misses 6 out of 10 shots and
shoots 13 times at each drive-by shooting, how many drive-by shootings can
he attempt before he has to reload?

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Donald Gray

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Feb 4, 2002, 4:34:46 PM2/4/02

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On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:25:05 +1100, "Kadaitcha Man" <bwah...@bwahahahaha.com>
created this little gem:

Re-load what? The AK47 with a fresh magazine, the magazine with another 80
cartridges or reload another 80 cartridges with new primers, powder and bullets?
C'mon, be specific!

BTW: I don't think there is an 80 round mag for the AK - could be wrong - a
modified 303 bren mag on my Belgian FN took 32 rounds of 7.62 (winchester .308)
and is about the same size as the bog standard AK mag... Just wondering...

(For those who care - I don't have the FN any more some plonker wasted a crowd
of folk and the Government banned all semi autos!)
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Silk

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Feb 4, 2002, 2:44:16 PM2/4/02

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"TestekleeZ" <bikit...@netzero.net> wrote in message
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Easy:
500 - 200 - 100 - 100 - 50 - 20 - 10 - 10 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 1

Next time, don't post this kind of question to this NG cos it's way
off topic and of course, way too easy.

Silk

JohnR

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Feb 4, 2002, 5:07:04 PM2/4/02

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"TestekleeZ" <bikit...@netzero.net> wrote in message
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Set up your 10 bags in increasing powers of 2 for the first 9 bags and put
the remaining in the 10th bag. Thus:
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and that leaves 1000-511=489 for the 10th
bag.

JohnR

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Feb 4, 2002, 5:09:07 PM2/4/02

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"Silk" <Prince_Kheld...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Besides, that's 12 bags.

TestekleeZ

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Feb 4, 2002, 6:21:26 PM2/4/02

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On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 07:22:02 GMT, bikit...@netzero.net (TestekleeZ)
wrote:

Good job John just seein if you guys were awake. The answer to Kmans
question is 6 .

-TesekleeZ

michael brown

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Feb 4, 2002, 8:24:39 PM2/4/02

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> BTW: I don't think there is an 80 round mag for the AK - could be wrong -
a

I don't know of one either, the three stock mags that I have for my AK each
hold 30 rounds. ;-)

michael

Kadaitcha Man

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Feb 5, 2002, 3:56:44 AM2/5/02

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"Silk" <Prince_Kheld...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Translation: Next time, don't post this kind of question to this NG cos it's
way over my head and proves that I can't count to 10.

Silk

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Feb 5, 2002, 1:59:38 PM2/5/02

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"Kadaitcha Man" <bwah...@bwahahahaha.com> wrote in message
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Nope, means I can't *read* ten. ;-)
Actually, sorry, didn't see the "ten piles". I'll give it another try:
Let's say, 489 - 256 - 128 - 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
that's 10 piles right? and the sum is 1000, right? but i didn't check
if you can grab *any* amount without breaking a pile.

Sorry again, I'm just a french 15-années-vieux petit boy who can't
read.

Silk