tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post113197562296352746..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: whole numbers: m and nAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132235854293847132005-11-17T08:57:00.000-05:002005-11-17T08:57:00.000-05:00LOL that one was way over my head.LOL that one was way over my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132148177174334402005-11-16T08:36:00.000-05:002005-11-16T08:36:00.000-05:00uh huh.uh huh.Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132141969321596302005-11-16T06:52:00.000-05:002005-11-16T06:52:00.000-05:00I'm leaving some of the examples out, but this is ...I'm leaving some of the examples out, but this is the basic logic:<BR/><BR/>From the first remark (X: "I have no idea what your sum is, Y.") follows that a can be factorized in more than one way.<BR/><BR/>From the second remark (Y: "That's no news to me, X. I already knew you didn't know that.") follows that b cannot be written as the sum of two prime numbers. <BR/><BR/>From the third remark (X: "Ahah! Now I know what your sum must be, Y!") we conclude that the number a that X has got, is apparently found at only one value for b.<BR/><BR/>From the fourth remark (Y: "And now I also know what your product is, X!") we conclude that for the number b that Y has got, there is apparently only one value of a possible. <BR/><BR/>Conclusion: the numbers m and n are 4 and 13.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132081522649919902005-11-15T14:05:00.000-05:002005-11-15T14:05:00.000-05:00Their conversation has everything to do with it. ...Their conversation has everything to do with it. You have to follow the logic (this is not an easy one to do!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132078510388078862005-11-15T13:15:00.000-05:002005-11-15T13:15:00.000-05:00It probably does, but i can't figure out what it m...It probably does, but i can't figure out what it means. He might not know if he has an even sum based on the fact that he can't factor the product into either two even numbers or two odd numbers.Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132075098829841052005-11-15T12:18:00.000-05:002005-11-15T12:18:00.000-05:00I'm confused.. Does their conversation have to do...I'm confused.. Does their conversation have to do with it??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132070773433842112005-11-15T11:06:00.000-05:002005-11-15T11:06:00.000-05:00I think you need to have breakfast before you try ...I think you need to have breakfast before you try these puzzles out. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132070692295081112005-11-15T11:04:00.000-05:002005-11-15T11:04:00.000-05:00m = toastn = butter.m = toast<BR/>n = butter.Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1132060605100647162005-11-15T08:16:00.000-05:002005-11-15T08:16:00.000-05:00For those of you who take the time to look, here's...For those of you who take the time to look, here's a <A HREF="http://www.blogazoo.com/gAzoos.php?id=185&key=1003e41f" REL="nofollow">gazoo</A> for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.com