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As many freaking bananas as he can get to the market - 3000.  

If he has 3000 bananas to sell, he better have another stash of bananas for
the pachyderm toting them.  And really, is this a real life situation or
just an exercise in wading through a bunch of elephant crap?

Sophus Lefouque (M) <vng@ERASE.letterbox.com> wrote in article
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> 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.
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> 
> 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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