Ten Apples

davar55 · 2007-07-14, 20:29

There are ten apples in a basket and ten people in a room.

How do you give each person an apple
and still leave one apple in the basket?

Mini-Geek · 2007-07-14, 20:34

Give one apple to nine of the ten people. Give the basket (which has the apple inside it) to the tenth person.

davar55 · 2007-07-14, 21:34

Absolutely correct.

And no controversies or weird math contributions.

And I don't have to make the joke about
generalizing to N apples, do I?

2007-07-14, 20:29	#1
davar55 May 2004 New York City 5·7·11² Posts	Ten Apples There are ten apples in a basket and ten people in a room. How do you give each person an apple and still leave one apple in the basket?

2007-07-14, 20:34	#2
Mini-Geek Account Deleted "Tim Sorbera" Aug 2006 San Antonio, TX USA 4267₁₀ Posts	Give one apple to nine of the ten people. Give the basket (which has the apple inside it) to the tenth person.

2007-07-14, 21:34	#3
davar55 May 2004 New York City 5×7×11² Posts	Absolutely correct. And no controversies or weird math contributions. And I don't have to make the joke about generalizing to N apples, do I?