Car talk plaza puzzler revisited

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The Troublesome Will

RAY: A rich old geezer passes away. When the lawyer reads the will, he's surprised to find out that the old geezer left his entire estate to his three nephews, Chip, Skip, and Nunzio.

But the old man had the good sense to spend most of his money on women and wine. The only thing he had left was 17 sports cars. So the lawyer and the three legatees -- Chip, Skip, and Nunzio -- show up at the carriage house to look at the cars.

The lawyer says, "Your uncle left one-third of the cars to Chip, half of the cars to Skip, and a ninth of the cars to Nunzio." Chip, Skip, and Nunzio look at each other and say, "What the heck do we do now? There are 17 cars."

They don't know how to divvy them up. The lawyer's no help. They're ready to duke it out when who should waltz in but our old friend Crusty.

Crusty proposes a solution. What did he propose and, more importantly, why did it work?
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If you know the answer, contact the site. I am not sure what they do now but they used to give you honorable mention at their site to the first person answering it correctly.
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The lawyer says, "Your uncle left one-third of the cars to Chip, half of the cars to Skip, and a ninth of the cars to Nunzio." Chip, Skip, and Nunzio look at each other and say, "What the heck do we do now? There are 17 cars."

My answer:

Spoiler

Add an "imaginary" car to make 18.
Chip = 18/3 = 6
Skip = 18/2 = 9
Nunzio = 18/9 = 2
Total = 17
(Disregard the imaginary car.)

 

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The Troublesome Will

RAY: A rich old geezer passes away. When the lawyer reads the will, he's surprised to find out that the old geezer left his entire estate to his three nephews, Chip, Skip, and Nunzio.

But the old man had the good sense to spend most of his money on women and wine. The only thing he had left was 17 sports cars. So the lawyer and the three legatees -- Chip, Skip, and Nunzio -- show up at the carriage house to look at the cars.

The lawyer says, "Your uncle left one-third of the cars to Chip, half of the cars to Skip, and a ninth of the cars to Nunzio." Chip, Skip, and Nunzio look at each other and say, "What the heck do we do now? There are 17 cars."

They don't know how to divvy them up. The lawyer's no help. They're ready to duke it out when who should waltz in but our old friend Crusty.

Crusty proposes a solution. What did he propose and, more importantly, why did it work?
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OTHERWISE THE ANSWER IS POSTED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

1 car is invisible?

 

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The Troublesome Will

RAY: A rich old geezer passes away. When the lawyer reads the will, he's surprised to find out that the old geezer left his entire estate to his three nephews, Chip, Skip, and Nunzio.

But the old man had the good sense to spend most of his money on women and wine. The only thing he had left was 17 sports cars. So the lawyer and the three legatees -- Chip, Skip, and Nunzio -- show up at the carriage house to look at the cars.

The lawyer says, "Your uncle left one-third of the cars to Chip, half of the cars to Skip, and a ninth of the cars to Nunzio." Chip, Skip, and Nunzio look at each other and say, "What the heck do we do now? There are 17 cars."

They don't know how to divvy them up. The lawyer's no help. They're ready to duke it out when who should waltz in but our old friend Crusty.

Crusty proposes a solution. What did he propose and, more importantly, why did it work?
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I used to listen to Car Talk every week. I'd get my friends to hear it too.

 

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I like their interaction. It appeared to me not long ago that they were not going to offer this anymore. They have things on there that are for sale and at the time I thought they were leaving they put their brothers? car up for auction. I wish I could have bid. At least you know it was in good running condition.
Thanks for your posts.

 

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I like their interaction. It appeared to me not long ago that they were not going to offer this anymore. They have things on there that are for sale and at the time I thought they were leaving they put their brothers? car up for auction. I wish I could have bid. At least you know it was in good running condition.
Thanks for your posts.

the part about putting the brother's car up for auction was funny. (It's quite a long time back that Tom passed, but their humor stays with you!)

 

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Don't forget to post your answer

 

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the part about putting the brother's car up for auction was funny. (It's quite a long time back that Tom passed, but their humor stays with you!)

I have the post about it if you like I can post it?

 

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Is the OP a current puzzle or an old one?

 

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Is the OP a current puzzle or an old one?

Its a new one as of yesterday.

 

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The Troublesome Will

RAY: A rich old geezer passes away. When the lawyer reads the will, he's surprised to find out that the old geezer left his entire estate to his three nephews, Chip, Skip, and Nunzio.

But the old man had the good sense to spend most of his money on women and wine. The only thing he had left was 17 sports cars. So the lawyer and the three legatees -- Chip, Skip, and Nunzio -- show up at the carriage house to look at the cars.

The lawyer says, "Your uncle left one-third of the cars to Chip, half of the cars to Skip, and a ninth of the cars to Nunzio." Chip, Skip, and Nunzio look at each other and say, "What the heck do we do now? There are 17 cars."

They don't know how to divvy them up. The lawyer's no help. They're ready to duke it out when who should waltz in but our old friend Crusty.

Crusty proposes a solution. What did he propose and, more importantly, why did it work?
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Answer:
RAY: Here's the answer. The first nephew Chip inherited a third of the 17 cars. Skip, the second guy, is going to get half the cars. And Nunzio is going to get one-ninth of the cars.

So Crusty comes along and says, 'Look, guys, I'll lend you my '52 Studebaker so now you can divide up 18 cars.'

So Skip says great, 'I'll take half of the cars or nine cars.'

Chip says, 'I'll take a third, that's six cars.'

And Nunzio says, 'I'll take one-ninth or two cars.' Now if you add those up its 17 cars. So Crusty gets his '52 Studebaker back and everything's done and everyone's happy.

The reason it works is that half plus a third plus a ninth do not add up to one. The old geezer originally had 18 cars. But because they don't add up to one, in fact when each gets his nine or six or two cars, it's actually more than the old man wanted to give each in his will.

 

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Last weeks puzzler answer is above

THIS WEEKS PUZZLER:
One for the Ages

RAY: A teacher named Ms. Jones asks her third-grade class if it's anyone's birthday that day and, to her surprise, even though there are 30-something kids in the class, no one raises their hand.

Ms. Jones then asks, "Well, is there anyone here who has a family member whose birthday it is today?"

And little Katie raises her hand and says, "As a matter of fact, today is my father's birthday, and it's also my grandfather's birthday."

The teacher says, "Oh really -- how interesting!"

Little Katie goes on to say, "And they're the same age."

The teacher says, "Oh, no, no, Katie, that can't be." But Katie insists that they’re the same age.

So the question is: Can it be and, if so, how? Now, if you start thinking about February 28th and all that, you're barking up the wrong tree.

 

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LOOKS LIKE SABER TOOTH IS A WINNER!

 

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Can it be and, if so, how?

Spoiler

Katie's dad married a younger wife and is the same age as his father-in-law.

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I'm My Own Grandpa, Lonzo & Oscar (1947)

 

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Last weeks puzzler answer is above

THIS WEEKS PUZZLER:
One for the Ages

RAY: A teacher named Ms. Jones asks her third-grade class if it's anyone's birthday that day and, to her surprise, even though there are 30-something kids in the class, no one raises their hand.

Ms. Jones then asks, "Well, is there anyone here who has a family member whose birthday it is today?"

And little Katie raises her hand and says, "As a matter of fact, today is my father's birthday, and it's also my grandfather's birthday."

The teacher says, "Oh really -- how interesting!"

Little Katie goes on to say, "And they're the same age."

The teacher says, "Oh, no, no, Katie, that can't be." But Katie insists that they’re the same age.

So the question is: Can it be and, if so, how? Now, if you start thinking about February 28th and all that, you're
barking up the wrong tree.

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Answer:

RAY: They're the same age because her father and her grandfather are not related. Her father is an old geezer who married some young woman whose father is the same age as he is
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3/15
The Farmer's Stone

RAY: This was sent in by Dave Etnoyer.

A farmer had a 40-pound stone which he would use to weigh 40 pounds of feed. He had a balance scale; he would put the stone on one side and pile the other side with feed, and when it balanced, that was it.

A neighbor borrowed the stone, but he had to apologize when he returned it because it had broken into four pieces. The farmer who owned the stone later told the neighbor that he had actually done him a favor. The pieces of the broken stone could now be used to weigh any item, assuming those items were in one-pound increments, from one pound to 40.

What were the weights of the four individual stones? So if you want to weigh one pound, six pounds, 11 pounds, 22 pounds, 39 pounds -- how would you use the stones, the thing you are weighing, and the balance beam?

And here's the hint: how would you weigh two pounds?
SORRY, I HAVE LOST ALL OF MY SPECIAL EFFECTS, CAN'T BOLD, ETC.

 

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CHECK YOUR ANSWER PLEASE SABER OR i CAN DO IT LATER.

It was in the spoiler.

 

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What were the weights of the four individual stones? So if you want to weigh one pound, six pounds, 11 pounds, 22 pounds, 39 pounds -- how would you use the stones, the thing you are weighing, and the balance beam?

I have solved one like this before. Do you want my answer (in a spoiler) right away, or would you like me to wait?

 

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It was in the spoiler.

Did you win then?