Saturday, January 26, 2013

Challenge 16

 

A set of weighing scales measures weight in kilograms. A boy, a girl, and a dog stand on the scales in three different ways.
How heavy would the boy, girl, and dog weigh together?

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Challenge 15

Challenge 15
Birds in Trees




There are 2 trees in a garden (tree "A" and "B") and on the both trees are some birds.

The birds of tree A say to the birds of tree B that if one of you comes to our tree, then our population will be the double of yours.

Then the birds of tree B tell to the birds of tree A that if one of you comes here, then our population will be equal to that of yours.

Now answer: How many birds in each tree?
Answer from Greece