Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Pigs, Horses, Cows, And Sheep...and Bartering Farmers






Three farmers met at market and each made an offer:



Farnsworth to Cubbington - "I'll give you 6 of my pigs for 1 of your horses, and then you'll have twice as many animals here as me."


Nebish to Farnsworth - "I like the way you do business. However, I'll give you 14 of my sheep for 1 of your horses, then you, my good man, will have three times as many animals here as I."




Cubbington to Nebish - "I can play this game. I'll give you 4 cows for 1 horse, then you'll have six times as many animals here as myself."


How many animals (don't worry about types of beasts) did Farnsworth, Cubbington, and Nebish bring to market?


3 comments:

  1. Farnsworth has 11, Cubbington has 7, and Nebish has 21. Aaaand good morning, Bob. Nice little wake-me-up math problem.

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    1. Good Morning, Dawn. Happy New Year's Eve. So good to hear from you.

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    2. I'll get back with you soon about your answer.

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