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  • Anonymous
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    August 25, 1997 at 5:09 pm
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    #1157705

    Easy for who????? I used to teach 4th grade math but now that GD has overtaken my body I got so confused trying to figure this one out :(
    Yes I am the Micahmom@concentric.net Miriam and also the PoopedMa@aol.com Miriam. I’m sorry if using different screen names I have is confusing anyone here. I printed this out and I bet my 13 year old son can solve it within 10 minutes and my husband Mike will solve it within seconds. Me…. give me 6 weeks to solve it lol

    Miriam

    Anonymous
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    August 25, 1997 at 6:35 pm
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    #1157706

    Mike says 15. I say give us an easier one tomorrow lol!

    Anonymous
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    August 25, 1997 at 6:40 pm
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    #1157707

    Amen, Miriam. I say forget the whole thing! The mere appearance of one of these puzzles buckles my intestines and throws me head-long into a grand mal seizure! To each his own…..

    Luci

    Anonymous
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    August 25, 1997 at 8:40 pm
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    #1054041

    Okay folks here is an easy puzzle or brainteaser:

    One-fifth of the butterflies flew to the roses, one
    third to the carnations, and three times the
    the difference of these two flew to the daisies.
    One butterfly continued to fly about, aimlessly.
    What was the total number of butterflies?

    Answer published tommorrow!

    Anonymous
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    August 25, 1997 at 9:36 pm
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    #1157708

    Yup, it has to be 15 pink thyroid butterflies! I guessed 15 and Brent
    had to prove it to me algebraically. Jeannette knows what I mean. :)
    1/5x + 1/3x + 3(1/3x-1/5x) + 1 = x
    I proved it to him with stick butterflies! hehe

    Thanks for the mindteaser! Debby

    P.S. Red alert! I finally got my conference pictures back. As soon as
    I have time (school’s starting, you know), I’ll get them on the web and
    let you all know! :)

    Anonymous
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    August 26, 1997 at 6:41 am
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    #1157709

    15 Butterflies altogether
    3 to the roses
    5 to the carnations
    6 to the daisies
    1 aimless

    Am I right?

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