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A man went to the market....

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  1. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Those of you that solved the last puzzle will probably find this one very easy indeed.



    A man went to the market with a barrel of strawberries to sell.

    His first customer came along and asked for half the strawberries plus another 1/2 kilo.

    A second customer came and asked for exactly the same; half of the remaining strawberries plus half a kilo.

    after a total of half a dozen customers had made the exact same request, the man saw that his barrel was empty, so he went home.

    How many kilos of strawberries did the man take to the market?




    If you send your answer to me by PM it will mean others can still have a crack at it <ok>
     
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    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Gold star for pompeymeowth :emoticon-0171-star:
     
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    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Meowth, it looks like you may be able to lay claim tosilver and bronzeas well <whistle>
     
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    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Silver medal for SH-qwerty <applause>
     
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    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    And the Bronze goes to Tekkersaurus Rex <ok>
     
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