i posted this yesterday and some overbearing humorless mod deleted it.
don't do that. i'll just post it again.
solve this puzzle
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Sep 3, 2021
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blitz2009 wrote:
mods will just delete something for the sake of deleting
Mod don't normally delete things, unless it's really bad or completely pointless. What does happen is things get moved.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/solve-this-puzzle-63129857
martin, i received a "404 error" clicking on the topic earlier. that typically means removed, right?
i'm not the only one that received the "error".
i guess this is too tough for everyone.
aren't there any guesses?
this one is quite a brain teaser.
one train leaves new york on a tuesday travelling at 45 mph. another leaves san francisco on a wednesday at a speed of 48 mph. each train is scheduled to arrive in witchita on the 19th of a month. the ny train starts out with 141 passengers and the sf train starts out with 162 passengers. each train has six stops where anywhere from 2-76 people will either board or exit the trains. the time for each stop takes between 4 and 17 1/2 minutes.
40% of those starting out on the ny train had two pieces of luggage compared to 51% of those starting the journey from sf. of the new yorkers, 8% of the luggage ends up being stolen during the trip.
the ny train serves pizza that takes 15 minutes to cook. the sf train serves crab that takes 16 minutes to cook and 72% of people on the ny train will eat and 78% of those on the sf train will eat. there is a bar car on each train. on the ny train, 68% of passengers will drink. 21% of those will drink beer; 67% will have mixed drinks, and 11% have specialty drinks. on the sf train, 62% will drink, with 24% of those choosing beer; 39% having mixed drinks; and the remaining 38% having specialties. there is a car for games on each train, and the ny vessel has backgammon, checkers, parcheesi, and chess. the sf train has poker, chess, bridge, and darts. on the ny train, 32% of the passengers play chess, but only 10% of those have had a meal while 71% have had at least two drinks. on the sf train there are 28% chess players and 52% have eaten and a whopping 91% have had at least three drinks.
so, the puzzle is...
how many players started d4?
and,
who in their right mind plans a trip to wichita?
one train leaves new york on a tuesday travelling at 45 mph. another leaves san francisco on a wednesday at a speed of 48 mph. each train is scheduled to arrive in witchita on the 19th of a month. the ny train starts out with 141 passengers and the sf train starts out with 162 passengers. each train has six stops where anywhere from 2-76 people will either board or exit the trains. the time for each stop takes between 4 and 17 1/2 minutes.
40% of those starting out on the ny train had two pieces of luggage compared to 51% of those starting the journey from sf. of the new yorkers, 8% of the luggage ends up being stolen during the trip.
the ny train serves pizza that takes 15 minutes to cook. the sf train serves crab that takes 16 minutes to cook and 72% of people on the ny train will eat and 78% of those on the sf train will eat. there is a bar car on each train. on the ny train, 68% of passengers will drink. 21% of those will drink beer; 67% will have mixed drinks, and 11% have specialty drinks. on the sf train, 62% will drink, with 24% of those choosing beer; 39% having mixed drinks; and the remaining 38% having specialties. there is a car for games on each train, and the ny vessel has backgammon, checkers, parcheesi, and chess. the sf train has poker, chess, bridge, and darts. on the ny train, 32% of the passengers play chess, but only 10% of those have had a meal while 71% have had at least two drinks. on the sf train there are 28% chess players and 52% have eaten and a whopping 91% have had at least three drinks.
so, the puzzle is...
how many players started d4?
and,
who in their right mind plans a trip to wichita?
this one is quite a brain teaser.
one train leaves new york on a tuesday travelling at 45 mph. another leaves san francisco on a wednesday at a speed of 48 mph. each train is scheduled to arrive in witchita on the 19th of a month. the ny train starts out with 141 passengers and the sf train starts out with 162 passengers. each train has six stops where anywhere from 2-76 people will either board or exit the trains. the time for each stop takes between 4 and 17 1/2 minutes.
40% of those starting out on the ny train had two pieces of luggage compared to 51% of those starting the journey from sf. of the new yorkers, 8% of the luggage ends up being stolen during the trip.
the ny train serves pizza that takes 15 minutes to cook. the sf train serves crab that takes 16 minutes to cook and 72% of people on the ny train will eat and 78% of those on the sf train will eat. there is a bar car on each train. on the ny train, 68% of passengers will drink. 21% of those will drink beer; 67% will have mixed drinks, and 11% have specialty drinks. on the sf train, 62% will drink, with 24% of those choosing beer; 39% having mixed drinks; and the remaining 38% having specialties. there is a car for games on each train, and the ny vessel has backgammon, checkers, parcheesi, and chess. the sf train has poker, chess, bridge, and darts. on the ny train, 32% of the passengers play chess, but only 10% of those have had a meal while 71% have had at least two drinks. on the sf train there are 28% chess players and 52% have eaten and a whopping 91% have had at least three drinks.
so, the puzzle is...
how many players started d4?
and,
who in their right mind plans a trip to wichita?