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I am not sure about the address, but the most bananas the merchant has at 
the market is 533. Or 533 and 1/3 to be exact.

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In article <951540994.327689@foxlink2.foxall.com.au>, "Bill Hayes"
<blaze001@foxall.com.au> wrote:


> 444
>
> The merchant has to make 3 runs, the first with no supplies along the way as
> he had only take 1000 bananas, hence his max range is 500, considering the
> return.  But if he went 500 Km he could not leave any bananas for his next
> trip so the most efficient number to leave is the number of KM at that
> point.  Hence the number to drop is 334 at 333kms.  The next trip he has a
> max range of 1000 + 334 Kms.  This means at 444 km he can drop 444 bananas.
> He can then return to 333 Km to replenish to make it back to base.  The last
> trip with his remaining 1000 bananas he uses till 444km by  which time he
> has eaten 444 bananas, and thus, has room for his 444 he dumped on the
> previous trip. Thus he has 444 over at the end of the trip.
> He also may have 2 in his pocket, as none of the divisions worked nicely.
> What's the address of the French news group, I'd like to see if they worked
> out the odd number of bananas or not?
>
> Sophus Lefouque (M) <vng@ERASE.letterbox.com> wrote in message
> news:38A44F1C.6A3E9008@ERASE.letterbox.com...
>> i got this from the French Maths newsgroup.
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>> A banana merchant has 3000 bananas to sell.  He has to render
>> himself at the market situated 1000 km away with his elephant,
>> which cannnot transport more than 1000 bananas on each trip.
>> The elephant eats 1 banana per km, how many bananas can the
>> merchant sell?
>> PS: The answer is not zero.
>> ==================================================================
>>
>> i'll let you guys have a go at it.
>>
>> [i know, there is plenty of room for humorous remarks on this one.
>> and please don't "cheat" by going over to the French newsgroup to
>> peep at the answer.]
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> JOCELYNE DORVILLE wrote:
>> >
>> > Un marchand de bananes � 3000 bananes � vendre. Il doit se rendre au
> march�
>> > qui se trouve � 1000 kms avec son �l�phant qui ne peut transporter que
> 1000
>> > bananes � chaque voyage. L'�l�phant mange 1 banane par km, combien le
>> > marchand peut-il vendre de bananes ?
>> > PS : La r�ponse n'est pas 0.
>> > C�lia.
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