A school holds a competition. The prizes when summed up, total 17 sweets. Now they are to be distributed in the following manner:
First Place - 1/2
Second Place - 1/3
Third Place - 1/9
How many sweets does each place winner get?
The answer is here.
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My brain is dead. School tortures me enough.
-_-
Now this.
We were all tortured. Come on, try it out!
Heh, isn’t that a remake of old incident of Hazrat Umar (or was it Hazrat Ali?)
So, should I post the answer or let others figure it out first?
What kind of a rubbish school is this thats giving away SWEETS as prizes. Name it!
I’ll never send my children there. Decided!
And why are you asking us to solve the GRE problems for you? Or do you want to confirm if the questions you missed out are equally un-doable by rest?
:p
@Aqeeliz: It was Hazrat Ali (A.S.). Let the others figure out!
Or just post the answer!
@Asma: Stop complaining!
And it’s not a GRE question. You being such an old reader, should know!
None. The principal ate them.
If it was a government school at least.
Nope, it aint a govt. school, solve to karo!
Well, as no one has been able to solve it yet, I guess I should post the results
1st Prize = 9 sweets
2nd Prize = 6 sweets
3rd Prize = 2 sweets
Now, what do I get?
The prize was claimed 1400 years ago dude!
No wonder this isn’t a GRE question. GRE questions are to be solved as they are; this one needs to be fiddled with. (Yes, I took the hint from Aqeeliz’s answer.
)
I am now curious about the incident you guys are talking about.
Don’t worry, I’m going to post it as the answer.
Never mind. I already googled it.
Post the answer then!
9, 6 & 2.
Hey, how’d you know? Email me!
If it’s not clear from my previous comment, I reverse engineered the solution after looking at the answer Aqeeliz post, hence my comment of “fiddling with the question”.
*Edited by SAWJ*
LOL! I’m editing your comment dude, don’t want to let other know!
Haha! Go ahead!
Stumbled :-}
Thanks man. You not on digg?
tell me too :/
Oh no, no way! Waise you should at least try to remember yar.
:’(
chalo aaj shaam may :s
Okay.
batao …
Okay okay!
@All: The post has been edited to include the answer!
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