Nine or Eleven | 13 Jul 2009
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| 13Jul2009,15:58 | #1 |
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One person says he has 11 toothpicks and the other says its NINE. How is this possible assuming both of the are right and see the same number of sticks.
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| 13Jul2009,16:02 | #2 |
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11 toothpicks arranged as NINE
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| 13Jul2009,16:03 | #3 |
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NINE... Count the no of Lines needed to make NINE... Its 11
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| 13Jul2009,16:05 | #4 |
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Sticks
N = | \ | = 3 I = | = 1 N = | \ | = 3 E = | - - - = 4 3+1+3+4 - 11 |
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| 13Jul2009,16:05 | #5 |
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3+1+3+4 = 11
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| 13Jul2009,16:06 | #6 |
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there is 11 lines in word NINE, so he build word NINE from 11 toothpicks
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| 13Jul2009,16:12 | #7 |
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i guess you are right naimish....
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| 13Jul2009,16:34 | #8 |
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9 toothpicks arranged over one another that it is count as 11
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| 13Jul2009,17:15 | #9 |
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The first person is counting in base 8 and the second in base 10. 11_8 = 9_10.
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| 13Jul2009,17:19 | #10 |
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good point, dude
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Originally Posted by xpi0t0s |
