Yesterday’s Problem:
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened.
A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, “twelve.” The member replied, “six” and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, “six.” The member replied, “three” and was let in.
The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said, “ten” and the man replied, “five”. but he was not let in. What should have he said?
Answer:
The man had to reply the number of characters in the word the doorman was asking. He should have replied “three” instead of “five.”
Today’s Problem:
There are 20 pieces of bread to divide among 20 people. Each man eats 3 pieces. Each woman eats 2 pieces. Each child eats a half piece of bread. Deetermine the correct combination of men, women and children so that there are 20 people in total and everyone gets to eat the bread.
Note that a man cannot eat less than 3 or more than 3. A woman cannot eat less than two pieces nor more than two pieces. A child cannot eat less than half or more than half a piece of the bread.