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shiuan
Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 5:56 am Post subject: |
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Look for the "Petals". That's the key for me to get the answer. |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, petals AROUND the rose. I really feel it is as much fun "helping" others with this as it is solving it!! Maybe even more........ _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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Keith
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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hay.mail@btinternet.com wrote: | I am not sure what kind of school you went to then. Generally in mathematics, the method is at least as important as the result.
In this case, the "answer" appears to give you the correct result every time but if the original inventor of the game included a condition that every millionth roll had the result "fish" then does your answer still work? Your answer would work for 999,999 rolls then suddenly it would be wrong. You would have no way of knowing that it was wrong until the millionth roll.
This is a problem that all physics theories have to face. They can never fully determine the behaviour of the universe, they can only offer an approximation that is correct almost all of the time. |
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What a load of crap! This isnt a theory, its simple mathematics that a 5-year old can do! |
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hay.mail@btinternet.com
Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 18
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Posted: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Keith, you defy words. |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 3:21 am Post subject: |
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I started to reply, then I think "stand back- let these guys go--" _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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chalkman
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 3:09 am Post subject: |
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I actually guessed it correctly, but counted incorrectly so I went on to other solutions, finally someone told me that it was actually the answer I had guessed but counted up wrong. |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 6:04 am Post subject: |
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There are one or two formulas on this site that seem to work, though I am not versed in math well enough to know if they are correct. I have to agree with Keith that this is children's sight recognition and simple math, but I am not ready to disregard hay.mail's contention, not knowing how he arrived at his conclusion.
How's that for not taking sides
Cheers!! MD _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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Mountain
Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sun, 01 May 2005 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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I have no idea wat u lot are philosophising about but there is only one method to this paticular puzzle.
If this puzzle was not called 'Petals Around the Rose' then there will b 2 methods to reaching the answer, but da name of the game suggests which method you are supposed 2 use. |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Mon, 02 May 2005 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Correct, but as said before, other answers that are correct mathwise are fun, and good mind exercise! _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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Mountain
Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 12
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Posted: Mon, 02 May 2005 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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True, but that would be going off topic. _________________ To get what you want in life, you need three things: Charisma, Determination and a Realistic Ambition |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Tue, 10 May 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Agreed. _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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yoyobug02
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Idaho
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Posted: Wed, 25 May 2005 1:44 am Post subject: |
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i know the answer well i think i know it if u rolled a 5 3 2 5 4 6 the answer would be 10 right?? |
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MoonDog
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Balboa, South California U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed, 25 May 2005 2:21 am Post subject: |
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10 is the answer to your roll yoyobug02, or "Yes!" Cheers~~ _________________ Live in The Light and See Forever~ MD <kix466@yahoo.com> |
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yoyobug02
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Idaho
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Posted: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 1:22 am Post subject: |
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YAY!!!! |
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ashemon
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 2:13 am Post subject: |
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I went around solving this puzzle an interesting way. First of all, I decided that since it had to be an even number, I decided to add up either the odd numbers or the even numbers. I started with the odd. The first 15 or so games after I figured this tidbit out, I came up about half of the time two off of the true number. Then I decided to subtract two from the sum of the odds, and I got the true number about half to one-quarter of the time.
Once I got a couple of rolls with only 3's and 5's, I found out that you had to subtract 2 from only the sum of those specific numbers. Along the way I came up with very complex algorithims to get the true number; but it turned out very simple.
It's a great mind challenge for the young and old.
Edit: I still don't understand what "petals around the rose" means for this game, though I will probably figure out soon enough. |
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