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Friday, April 24, 2009

Missing Link...

A little quiz for Friday. If it costs a penny to break a link, and two pence to weld it again, what is the least it would cost to join in a single length of chain the five segments shown here?
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13 comments:

  1. Sam7:28 am

    15p?

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  2. Darryl :)10:31 am

    12p??

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  3. overyourhead10:43 am

    Any advance on 12p?

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  4. Anonymous2:45 pm

    9p

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  5. matt2:57 pm

    15p?

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  6. Bryan4:00 pm

    Most definitely 9p.

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  7. Paula4:27 pm

    It's 12p! It is!

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  8. DavidCW6:41 am

    I go for 9p

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  9. David10:44 am

    10p

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  10. Anonymous2:16 pm

    We need to know if the links are already open or closed first.....

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  11. overyourhead4:54 pm

    They are all small lengths of closed three link chain.

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  12. Anonymous2:27 pm

    16

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  13. overyourhead4:16 pm

    Correct answer? 9p. Break open each one of the pieces of a single three-link chain completely (3p) and rejoin each through two other ends (6p). Well done all those who go it correct.

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