Tuner Puzzle ( NON TECHNICAL)

Rogerio Cunha rogeriocunha@openlink.com.br
Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:55:43 -0300


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This is adapted to tuner from a Mathematical book.
An old tuner who had 35 tuning hammers died. In his will he left 35 =
tuning hammers to three boys who were studying with him. In his will he =
said that Robert was to receive half of the tuning hammers; Richard was =
to receive 1/3 of the tuning hammers, and Roger was to receive 1/9 of =
the tuning hammers

The 3 boys had a big problem: how to cut the tuning hammers in pieces in =
order to fulfill the terms of the will.
Let's see: 35/2=3D 17.5 ; 35/3=3D 11.66667 ; 35/9=3D3.8888

Just then two tuners dropped in to visit them: Bob, an old RPT, and Job =
a tuner who had his tuning kit and all his tools with him.

Bob tried to help the boys and said to Job, "Job, please, give me your =
tuning hammer."Job said, "What for? What you want to do with it?". Bob =
said, "Give it to me and I will solve the boy's problem".

Job gave the tuning hammer to Bob, and Bob added it to the other 35, so =
now there were 36 tuning hammers.

Bob gave half of them to Robert. Very good! Robert was happy because he =
got 18 of them, instead of 17.5.

Then Bob gave 12 tuning hammers to Richard, who liked that better than =
receiving 11.66667.

Bob gave 4 tuning hammers to Roger, who decided that four was more than =
3.888.

Let's see: 18 + 12 + 4 =3D 34

Bob gave Job back his tuning hammer, and still had one to keep for =
himself!

Rogerio Cunha - IC Member of the Guild - Rio de Janeiro







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