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Thread ID: 92563	2008-08-14 23:48:00	Hey you maths brains	sarel (2490)	PC World Chat

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697327	2008-08-14 23:48:00	SWMBO asked me how to solve this problem quickly for her. Now until a year or two ago I could do it within seconds, with my eyes closed. Senility means that I've just struck a complete blank - I can't even remember where to start. If you can, also tell me how you get to the answer. HELP!! Here's the question : My farm eggs are boxed in 20’s. Each week I get some full boxes and loose eggs (a few more than 20) After six weeks I notice that I had received the same number of boxes as I bought loose eggs each week, and the same number of loose eggs, after boxing sets of 20, as I bought boxes each week. What was my weekly supply? sarel	sarel (2490)
697328	2008-08-14 23:50:00	To difficult for me!! ;) Ken (Another old fart) PS I drove to the local school for my little 2 hours minivan driving job this morning and had to call my over the road neighbour to look and see if I had put the door down on the garage!! Does that tell you anything?	kenj (9738)
697329	2008-08-15 00:05:00	Sounds just like me Ken. These days I walk through the house 3 times to check everything is locked before going out - after the second time I sometimes wonder "did you check that .....?". What p*sses me off - I've done Physics/Maths/Chem as majors at Uni for my first degree - now I can't even remember the frickin basics. Old age is 'orrible, I tell you. Sometimes, though, I still have my brilliant moments where I formulate advanced theories (Einsteinesque, but actually worthless) but these are getting less and less. sarel	sarel (2490)
697330	2008-08-15 00:11:00	Sounds just like me Ken. These days I walk through the house 3 times to check everything is locked before going out - after the second time I sometimes wonder "did you check that .....?". What p*sses me off - I've done Physics/Maths/Chem as majors at Uni for my first degree - now I can't even remember the frickin basics. Old age is 'orrible, I tell you. Sometimes, though, I still have my brilliant moments where I formulate advanced theories (Einsteinesque, but actually worthless) but these are getting less and less. sarel Yep, I reckon we pay more than necessary for help too. After all, neighbour is on 021 phone and I am on 027. The senilty part comes in when I realise I havent put his landline number on my mobile. (027 to 021 costs twice as much) Knowing that I had shut the garage door without a phone call = free!! Age has its benefits though. Still trying to round them all up. :clap Ken	kenj (9738)
697331	2008-08-15 01:10:00	Weekly supply - 4 boxes plus 24 loose	Dally (6292)
697332	2008-08-17 02:15:00	The answer is variable with the limited facts supplied, and and can be expressed by the simple equation y = 21X where y is the number of eggs and is restricted to a range of values between 21 and 399 and x is the number of cartons.(Range of values 1 to 19)	KenESmith (6287)
697333	2008-08-17 04:30:00	Well, if "they" are allowed to put eggs in boxes of 20, you can give any answer you like, without bothering to specify a base for your confidential numbering scheme.	R2x1 (4628)
697334	2008-08-17 05:00:00	well apparently if you dont use it you lose it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brain power i mean . . . . . . . . . . . now if i could only understand the question . . . . :waughh: LOL my brain is on hold . . . having a operation, dad dying, mum sick and soon to have operations . . . . . . and now me and kids sick, certainly breaks down on the brain ability . . . . . just taking it one day at a time . . . . Life goes on . . . . . . . . anyway why do we need to know about how many eggs???? beetle:waughh:	beetle (243)
697335	2008-08-17 05:22:00	Ken there are two parts to the question Let x be the number of boxes and y be the number of loose eggs Then part 1 of the question 6x = y From second part of the question x = y - 20 Transpose y = x + 20 Substitute this y value into first equation 6x - x = 20 Solve x = 4 it follows y = 24	Dally (6292)
697336	2008-08-17 07:22:00	Ken there are two parts to the question Let x be the number of boxes and y be the number of loose eggs Then part 1 of the question 6x = y From second part of the question x = y - 20 Transpose y = x + 20 Substitute this y value into first equation 6x - x = 20 Solve x = 4 it follows y = 24 Takes me back to halcyon days doing maths at High School in the 50's :banana :banana Had this real wacko lady maths teacher. Must have spent to much time laughing at her and to little time learning. Ken	kenj (9738)
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