everyone who is good with algebra type stuff!!

[Dakotah]

get in here if your online and post to me - i have a math problem for yall

 

[swole]

algebra?

like x + 1 = 3 shit?

 

[Dakotah]

Fifteen different farmers each had their own apple orchards. The first farmer had only one apple tree in his orchard, the second farmer had two trees in his orchard, and so on up to fifteen trees for the fifteenth farmer.

At harvest time, each farmer noticed something very peculiar: each tree in the same orchard produced the exact same number of apples. (Note that the number of apples per tree varied from orchard to orchard) And when all fifteen farmers got together to talk about it, they all realized that, if the farmer with eleven trees had given one apple to the farmer with seven trees, and the farmer with fourteen trees had given three apples each to the farmer with nine trees and the farmer with thirteen trees, they'd all end up with the exact same number of apples!

How many apples did all the farmers produce, in total?

 

[Dakotah]

lol
swole

 

[buffer1]

not me,lol

 

[Raptorex]

algebra?

like x + 1 = 3 shit?

x=2

 

[Dakotah]

yall stink at math dammit - no one is being to helpful here!!!

 

[Jon79]

none? damn just tell us

 

[KillahBee]

Ask Dev.

or is he tippy-toeing on top of a table cause he saw a mouse again?

 

[Dakotah]

lmao im surprised you remember that kb- oh and jon if i knew the answer i wouldnt ask, silly!!

 

[Dakotah]

oh and dev is working on the answer lol

 

[Devastation]

Ask Dev.

or is he tippy-toeing on top of a table cause he saw a mouse again?

shouldn't you be remeasuring your 5x5 circular window or something

 

[redguru]

Fifteen different farmers each had their own apple orchards. The first farmer had only one apple tree in his orchard, the second farmer had two trees in his orchard, and so on up to fifteen trees for the fifteenth farmer.

At harvest time, each farmer noticed something very peculiar: each tree in the same orchard produced the exact same number of apples. (Note that the number of apples per tree varied from orchard to orchard) And when all fifteen farmers got together to talk about it, they all realized that, if the farmer with eleven trees had given one apple to the farmer with seven trees, and the farmer with fourteen trees had given three apples each to the farmer with nine trees and the farmer with thirteen trees, they'd all end up with the exact same number of apples!

How many apples did all the farmers produce, in total?

Ok, you have given me 3 equations to find x; add all the equations together
to find the total apples(x) from each orchard. Then multiply the total apples (x) by 15 to find the total number of apples produced

x/11-1=x/7
x/14-3=x/9
x/14-3=x/13

15x=y

 

[mountain muscle]

Ok, you have given me 3 equations to find x; add all the equations together
to find the total apples(x) from each orchard. Then multiply the total apples (x) by 15 to find the total number of apples produced

x/11-1=x/7
x/14-3=x/9
x/14-3=x/13

15x=y

Don't listen to Red. Forsberg is out until Jan. 2007. He knows not what to do until them.

 

[Dakotah]

Ok, you have given me 3 equations to find x; add all the equations together
to find the total apples(x) from each orchard. Then multiply the total apples (x) by 15 to find the total number of apples produced

x/11-1=x/7
x/14-3=x/9
x/14-3=x/13

15x=y

sweetie i really stink at algebra actually all i can do is add and subtract and that is only sometimes as well lol . could you do that for me??

 

[redguru]

I have to rethink my strategy, that problem is worded strange.

 

[Dakotah]

lol i thought you had went to bed or something




someone else on a differnt site said this:


1 = 120 / tree = 120
2 = 60 / tree = 120
3 = 40 / tree = 120
4 = 30 / tree = 120
5 =24 / tree = 120
6 = 20 / tree = 120
7 = 17 / tree = 119
8 = 15 / tree = 120
9 = 13 / tree = 117
10 = 12 / tree = 120
11 = 11 / tree = 121
12 = 10 / tree = 120
13 = 9 / tree = 117
14 = 9 / tree = 126
15 = 8 / tree = 120

Take off one apple from #11 and give it to #7, and there is 120 apple in the 7th orchard

Take off three apple from #14 and give it to #13, and there is 120 apple in the 13rd orchard

Take off three apple from #14 and give it to #9, and there is 120 apple in the 9th orchard

15 X 120 = 1800 = ANSWER

 

[blut wump]

Darn, I took too long.

Just by looking at the trees not mentioned, you have that the numbers of apples per farmer must be a multiple of the product of 2, 3, 4, 5 = 120. The extra information lets you fix it at 120.

 

[Dakotah]

lol blut that totally went right over my head lol COMPLETLY. when it comes to math i really suck at it

 

[OneSupernova]

lol blut that totally went right over my head lol COMPLETLY. when it comes to math i really suck at it

If you get me out of this hole . . . I'll help you. I'm excellent at math. I teach the stuff.

 

[blut wump]

lol blut that totally went right over my head lol COMPLETLY. when it comes to math i really suck at it

You're too modest.

The numbers 1..15 each need to be accounted for in 15 separate multiplications. The extra information accounts for the prime numbers 7, 11, 13 and also for 14 and 9. The other prime numbers are 2, 3, 5. I had 4 in there as well since I was accounting for 8 which was misleading of me.

For the farmers numbered 2, 3, 5 to have the same number of apples, the number of apples per farmer must be some multiple of 2, 3, 5 = 30.

So, we can just keep adding 30 until it all works for the higher numbers. The apples for farmers 6 and 15 fit into 30 so we can put them aside. Having to account for farmer 8 puts us up to 120, which also works for 10, 12 and fits the extra information.

 

[redguru]

Darn, I took too long.

Just by looking at the trees not mentioned, you have that the numbers of apples per farmer must be a multiple of the product of 2, 3, 4, 5 = 120. The extra information lets you fix it at 120.

Duh, I didn't even notice that they were hinting about the primes, but that is still a numeric answer. This was an algebraic question.

Can't believe I am that rusty I can't set up the system of equations properly.

 

[Lady Viking]

Hey Dakotah How are you?

 

[Dakotah]

Hey Dakotah How are you?

hey sexxy how are you sweetie
im on msn messenger

 

[DieselGunz]

Hi Dakotah!

 

[Dakotah]

hi diesel how are you?

 

[DieselGunz]

good thanx, enjoying the weather for a change first day in a week it did not rain

 

[bigmann245]

too late for math

how are ya dakota???

 

[Dakotah]

hi bigmann how are you? me im good.

glad to hear your having good weather diesel as we are too - and im getting excited for vacation just 6 days away wooohooo

 

[blut wump]

Duh, I didn't even notice that they were hinting about the primes, but that is still a numeric answer. This was an algebraic question.

Can't believe I am that rusty I can't set up the system of equations properly.

Well, I began with 15 variables and then extracted the extra information into equations only to realise they didn't tell me anything. You're right, purely numerical and no algebra. Dakotah was leading us in a merry dance.