Wednesday 28 January 2015

A royal riddle

The Empress Helena Constantia had 20 gold coins. She had to pay the four legions of her Praetorian Guard, so Helena put the the coins in four separate piles.

The first pile had four more coins than the second.
The second pile had one less coin than the third.
The fourth pile had twice as many coins as the second.

How many gold coins did Helena put in each pile?

13 comments:

  1. Your first pile has 8 coins the second pile has 3 coins the 3 pile has 4 coins the 4 pile has has 6 so 4+6+4+3+3=20

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    1. I mean the first pile has 7 coins

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  2. The 1st pile had 7 the 2nd had 3 the 3rd had 4 and the final had 6

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  3. Year 3, have either of the boys posted the right answer?

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  4. The 1st pile had 9 coins the 2nd had 4 coins the 3rd pile had 7 coins

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  5. melissa and joel 3 redFebruary 05, 2015 2:32 pm

    The first pile had 4 the second pile had 5 the third pile had the same as the second one the forth pile had 3 and the fifth had the same pile as the forth

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  6. First had 7 second had 3 the third had 4 and the final one had 6

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  7. First had 9 gold coins the 2nd had 5 gold coins the 3rd had 6 gold coins 9+5+6=20

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