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250 'nanas

Divide trip into 3 A,B, C, let origin be O

O+---250km---A---250km---B-----500km------+C

1st trip: dump 250 nanas at A

2nd trip: dump 250 nanas at B, return to O and eat nanas from  along
the way, including the 250 left at A

3rd trip go all the way to C with payload of 1000 nanas, stop at B to
pick up 250, eat 500 on the way to C

what's your solution VNG?

m0bius

In article <38A44F1C.6A3E9008@ERASE.letterbox.com>, "Sophus Lefouque
(M)" <vng@ERASE.letterbox.com> wrote:

>i got this from the French Maths newsgroup.
>==================================================================
>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.]
>
>:-)
>
>
>
>
>==================================================================
>==================================================================
>==================================================================
>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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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
<38A44F1C.6A3E9008@ERASE.letterbox.com>...
> i got this from the French Maths newsgroup.
> ==================================================================
> 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.]
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ==================================================================
> ==================================================================
> ==================================================================
> 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.
> ==================================================================
> 
> 

On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 02:04:12 +0800, "Sophus Lefouque (M)"
<vng@ERASE.letterbox.com> wrote:

>i got this from the French Maths newsgroup.
>==================================================================
>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.
>==================================================================
~ aiyah, sell the useless elephant and get a bullock cart lah

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.
> ==================================================================
> 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.]
>
> :-)
>
>
>
>
> ==================================================================
> ==================================================================
> ==================================================================
> 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.
> ==================================================================
>

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.
>> ==================================================================
>> 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.]
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ==================================================================
>> ==================================================================
>> ==================================================================
>> 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.
>> ==================================================================
>>
>
> 

Bill Hayes wrote:
> 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.

i thought i have already posted the solution (in French and English)?


> 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?
...

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there is no address.  it is like a channel in IRC.

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