Barvember

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8 Responses to Barvember

  1. Ewen says:

    Hats+Jumpers=280
    J= Jumpers at the start
    H=Hats at the start
    H+J=280
    J-109=H x 80/100
    J=280-H

    J-109=H x 80/100
    280-H-109=H x 80/100
    171-H=H x 80/100
    171-H=H x 4/5
    171=H x 4/5 +H
    171=H x 9/5
    171 / 9/5= H
    H=171 x 5/9
    171 x 5=855
    855/9=99
    H=99
    There were 99 hats at the beginning

  2. Ewen says:

    Bit long 🙂

  3. Adi says:

    *HEADBANG HEADBANG HEADBANG*
    WHAT IS IT!?!?
    THIS IS HARDER THAN THE WHITE RABBIT PUZZLE!!!

  4. Adi says:

    J+H=280
    J-109=0.8H
    J=280-H
    280-H+109=0.8H
    171-H=0.8H
    171 = 1.8 H
    171=9/5H
    171/9=19
    19*5=95
    H=95
    Checking:
    280-95=185=J
    185-109=76=0.8H=0.8(95)
    0.8(95)=4/5(95)
    95/5=19
    19*4=76
    185-109=0.8(95)
    H=95

  5. ashley says:

    Even I tried it for ten minutes and was still stumped.

  6. ashley says:

    I am still trying to figure it out for 15 mins now.

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