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**Mazda SpeedFeen** · 4-21-08, 14:21

there are 5 prisoners in a jail....

the guard comes over with a bucket of 25 apples. He says to them, if you can seperate these apples evenly between yourselves, with no cutting of the apples in one hour, but leave one in the basket i will let you out of jail.

One hour later they are released from prison.

How did they do it?

F33n

**Looby** · 4-21-08, 16:17

im sure this cant be right but

4 apples per person = 20
4 apples to the guard = 24
1 in the bucket = 25?

Tazy · 4-21-08, 19:40

eat 4 apples leaving 21.

each of the five prisoners takes 4 apples and there is 1 left in the bucket?

Tem · 4-21-08, 20:20

you are the weakest link /strangle than divide! by 4!

**Mazda SpeedFeen** · 4-22-08, 10:01

the prisoners have to keep the apples (not divide them with teh guard)-close tho.

you are not allowed to eat the apples

5 prisoners, 25 apples, have to have one left in the basket.

f33n

Davaro · 4-22-08, 13:27

Trick question. He brought them in a bucket. Where did the basket come from?
so... they each get 5, one of them has a basket and puts one in there.

**konigmx688** · 4-22-08, 14:37

One guy holds one of his apples and stands in the bucket?

**Goatcrapp** · 4-22-08, 14:40

they kill 1 of the prisoners.

then each prisoner has 6 apples.

1 left over.

**Mazda SpeedFeen** · 4-22-08, 14:53

bucket/basket which ever

and no killing is used either.....

here

4 guys take 5 apples each. 5 is left the last prisoner takes the other 4, leaves on in the basket but walks out with the basket so he still has 5 but one is in teh basket. Therefore each prisoner has 5 each.

f33n

**Mazda SpeedFeen** · 4-22-08, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davaro

Trick question. He brought them in a bucket. Where did the basket come from?
so... they each get 5, one of them has a basket and puts one in there.

w1nn4r

f33n

4-21-08, 14:21	#1 (permalink)
Mazda SpeedFeen Zach's Incubator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: , Les Maritimes eh? Age: 21 iTrader: (0)	prisoners there are 5 prisoners in a jail.... the guard comes over with a bucket of 25 apples. He says to them, if you can seperate these apples evenly between yourselves, with no cutting of the apples in one hour, but leave one in the basket i will let you out of jail. One hour later they are released from prison. How did they do it? F33n
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4-21-08, 16:17	#2 (permalink)
Looby Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Acworth, GA, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	im sure this cant be right but 4 apples per person = 20 4 apples to the guard = 24 1 in the bucket = 25?
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Tem Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (0)	you are the weakest link /strangle than divide! by 4!
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Mazda SpeedFeen Zach's Incubator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: , Les Maritimes eh? Age: 21 iTrader: (0)	the prisoners have to keep the apples (not divide them with teh guard)-close tho. you are not allowed to eat the apples 5 prisoners, 25 apples, have to have one left in the basket. f33n
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Goatcrapp Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: brooklyn, NY Age: 29 iTrader: (1)	they kill 1 of the prisoners. then each prisoner has 6 apples. 1 left over.
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4-21-08, 19:40	#3 (permalink)
Tazy Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Victoria, Canada Age: 26 iTrader: (0)	eat 4 apples leaving 21. each of the five prisoners takes 4 apples and there is 1 left in the bucket?

4-22-08, 14:53	#9 (permalink)
Mazda SpeedFeen Zach's Incubator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: , Les Maritimes eh? Age: 21 iTrader: (0)	bucket/basket which ever and no killing is used either..... here 4 guys take 5 apples each. 5 is left the last prisoner takes the other 4, leaves on in the basket but walks out with the basket so he still has 5 but one is in teh basket. Therefore each prisoner has 5 each. f33n
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