Monday 12 January 2015

Attention citizens


Three Roman citizens ate a total of 25 olives. Each of them ate a different odd number of olives.
How many olives did each citizen eat? 
Find as many ways as possible to solve the problem.

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26 comments:

  1. NathanJanuary 12, 2015 1:18 pm

    One of them might have had 7and7and7and7and4.

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  2. LamineJanuary 12, 2015 1:42 pm

    They had 5 each

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    1. Mr HighmanJanuary 13, 2015 8:23 pm

      Think again Lamine and read the question carefully. They all ate a different odd number of berries. So what three odd numbers make 25?

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    2. LamineJanuary 16, 2015 1:49 pm

      15+3+7=25

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  3. IssacJanuary 13, 2015 6:18 am

    I think they had Left 7 more olives because they eat a lot

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    1. Mr HighmanJanuary 13, 2015 8:24 pm

      You have picked one odd number, but you need three odd numbers that make 25 to solve the puzzle Isaac.

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    2. IsaacJanuary 14, 2015 11:54 am

      Ok is it 10 + 10 + 5 = 25

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    3. Mr HighmanJanuary 17, 2015 6:36 am

      10 is not an odd number Isaac.

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  4. Lamine and EdemJanuary 13, 2015 9:29 am

    17+5+3=25

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  5. Isaac and Melissa 3 redJanuary 13, 2015 9:31 am

    17+8=25

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  6. Mory and ZavierJanuary 13, 2015 1:21 pm

    Each of them ate 5 olives each.

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  7. AbdishakurJanuary 14, 2015 11:47 am

    11+13+1=25

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  8. JordanJanuary 15, 2015 2:10 pm

    8+17=21

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  9. LamineJanuary 16, 2015 1:46 pm

    11+9+5=25

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  10. AliyahJanuary 16, 2015 1:53 pm

    They ate 25 olives

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    1. Mr HighmanJanuary 17, 2015 6:38 am

      Yes Aliyah, but can you answer the question?

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  11. AbdishkurJanuary 20, 2015 2:13 pm

    13+11+1=25

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  12. LamineJanuary 22, 2015 10:23 am

    21+3+1=25

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  13. LamineJanuary 25, 2015 3:59 pm

    31-7+1=25

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  14. ZavierJanuary 26, 2015 9:37 pm

    12+12+1=25

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  15. Mory and ZavierJanuary 27, 2015 1:56 pm

    15+3+7=25
    19+1+5=25

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