Harmonica Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 A tramp walks the streets picking up cigarette butts. Assume that for every 7 butts he finds, it is as good as or equivalent to smoking one full cigarette. If he finds a total of 49 butts, how many cigarettes can he smoke? Please post answers only -- no explanations as to how you arrived at the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 (edited) can smoke 49 cigarettes, and the equivalent of 7 FULL cigarettes. Edited April 5, 2005 by bkkmadness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog683 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 can smoke 49 cigarettes, and the equivalent of 7 FULL cigarettes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> darn, beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 hmmmmm.......NEXT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Of course it could be any number coz who knows how many cigarettes he had on him before he started picking them up. And another theory is, he could smoke loads coz not just talking about cigarettes he found that day. Or maybe he just hasn't got a lighter and is completely stuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 (edited) NONE ! ! 1. He don't have any <deleted> matches ! 2. Its rainy season and even if he did have matches the butts are soggy ! 3. He doesn't smoke anyway ! Edited April 5, 2005 by johnh101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 try educating this tramp that , smoking is bad for his health , and will shorten his life span . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 A tramp walks the streets picking up cigarette butts. Assume that for every 7 butts he finds, it is as good as or equivalent to smoking one full cigarette. If he finds a total of 49 butts, how many cigarettes can he smoke?Please post answers only -- no explanations as to how you arrived at the answer. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who gives a <deleted> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaidam Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aughie Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 0 he is a civic minded bum cleaning up after litterbugs. the butts are deposited in the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 muppets !! it is 8 duh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetyim Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I agree with Stu, eight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ok,ok, since Harmonica's not about to explain, why 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~G~ Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 (edited) 8 Edited April 5, 2005 by ~G~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 None. The drowned donkey in the middle of the desert smoked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ok,ok, since Harmonica's not about to explain, why 8? From the original 49 you can make 7. But after smoking those 7 he will have 7 more buts enabling him to make the 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Thx Tizme, Someone else actually PMed me the answer and I had to disagree at the time but after an hour scouring the Ratchada Rd and 8 cigarettes and a sore throat later I bow down to the greater minds of the lads that said 8 here. Although I do feel that as some face saving excercise after the cocky "hmm..NEXT!" statement from me that it could have been 49 because....hmm, ah, erm, well maybe........ .............I'll get me coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonica Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ok,ok, since Harmonica's not about to explain, why 8? From the original 49 you can make 7. But after smoking those 7 he will have 7 more buts enabling him to make the 8th. Correct! ... and the explanation is also correct! Quite a few got it right. Next one will be much tougher! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ok,ok, since Harmonica's not about to explain, why 8? From the original 49 you can make 7. But after smoking those 7 he will have 7 more buts enabling him to make the 8th. Alternative solution: from the original 49 you can make 7 which you don't smoke but sell at 5baht/piece. From the 35 baht you buy a pack of 20 Krong Thip for smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonica Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 Ok,ok, since Harmonica's not about to explain, why 8? From the original 49 you can make 7. But after smoking those 7 he will have 7 more buts enabling him to make the 8th. Alternative solution: from the original 49 you can make 7 which you don't smoke but sell at 5baht/piece. From the 35 baht you buy a pack of 20 Krong Thip for smoking. That would make the tramp a businessman or Jewish or both, although the latter makes the former redundant! Either way, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Moved to the new Jokesand Puzzles forum /Admin/mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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