(user deleted)
Jul 20, 2005
| Its very complicated, men! |
teaserboy   
Jul 20, 2005
| That was a good one. 
It makes you think. |
akg1828
Jul 22, 2005
| sorry, it said half of 3rd number, i thought it said 1st |
spongedum4
Jul 24, 2005
| loved it - a little tricky too |
pharmgirl27
Jul 25, 2005
| This was a good one! |
dolphingurl12
Jul 25, 2005
| my brain hurts |
Unknown_Zero  
Jul 28, 2005
| I liked it. It was good. |
(user deleted)
Jul 28, 2005
| Very Good !! I have to add this as one of my favorites ! |
Question_Mark
Jul 28, 2005
| Akg, somehow you saying it was 'gay' made me laugh  . I don't know why. |
moocownessmoo
Aug 07, 2005
| Simple and fun = ). I don't know how that other person got 7.5 though...Whatever, I thought it was nice. = ). |
dancinfeetx91x
Aug 10, 2005
| hurrah skid mark!!
I got it right!!!! |
(user deleted)
Aug 10, 2005
| wow that was a good one!!!! it really made me think a lot!!!!  |
HatGuy07
Aug 22, 2005
| Who names a kid Question Mark? |
zonahobo
Aug 22, 2005
| Lot's of fun .. a little brain exercise .. and your story entertains .. a great combination for a Bringle puzzle! ?= |
cool_bisdak
Aug 22, 2005
| it makes your brain works.....but i solve it with differnt version
7 + (4 x 
7 + 32 = 39
first# third# munis 1 8-1 = 7
second# half of 8 is 4
third# is 8
ans: 7 4 8 |
cool_bisdak
Aug 22, 2005
| oppsss....i typo error should be minus instead of munis......
7 + (4x
7 + 32 = 39
ans: 748
first# = third# minus 1 (8-1) = 7
second# = half of 8 is 4
third# is 8
sounds logical |
CycoMage
Aug 22, 2005
| Ok, 15 doesn't have an even 1/2, and what is wrong w/ 20 10 & 9, not neccesarily in that order? If 7.5 was a # I'd a been mo5re entertained... |
CycoMage
Aug 22, 2005
| Wait! maybe I read it backwards! |
thimblenoggin
Aug 22, 2005
| Sorry, I thought it was pretty easy. Clever, though. |
robinmckenzie
Aug 22, 2005
| Guys, "skid mark" has a pretty gross meaning in the UK. Suffice to say, it's not a mark made on a road, but inside your underwear... |
Question_Mark
Aug 22, 2005
| I didn't mean to make it that way. Although I do live in the UK so I know. |
jabdr
Aug 22, 2005
| Aside from all these tire (re)marks, I thought it was a fun teaser. I just used odd# + even# + even#, per the instructions, until they added up to 39. Simple!  |
Araldite
Aug 22, 2005
| Very easy if you know algebra.  |
mekaboo27
Aug 22, 2005
| This one was a good one. I had some trouble with it but got it. Good Job!  |
jimmyb
Aug 22, 2005
| Exclamation Mark must be involved because, when I opened the safe the wallet wasn't there.
What are those three stooges going to do, anyways?(asked question mark) |
smartness28
Aug 22, 2005
| My 7th grade algebra teacher would be very disappointed in me...good teaser! |
agdjenn
Aug 22, 2005
| That was easy. (z-1) + 1/2 z + z = 39. |
mogur
Aug 22, 2005
| Robin, everyone knows what skid mark means, not just in the UK. And some of us find it rather amusing. Thank you, Question, that was certainly a flashback to Algebra class. And I thought I wouldn't need algebra in real life. This is real life, isn't it? |
turtlesrock44
Aug 22, 2005
| good one |
kayl_bayl
Aug 22, 2005
| that was fun! i like ones that have to do with math |
yipiyuk
Aug 22, 2005
| I used the same formula as agdjenn - and got the answer. A great refresher for those of us who have been out of school for a (long) while... and a reminder that things you learn there DO come in handy! Great teaser!!! |
riddlelover
Aug 22, 2005
| Here is a good example of when algebra is useful...great job, and cool names and good idea for a continuation of your previous riddle! |
BraingleMaster2
Aug 22, 2005
| Having just finished with algebra this year, this was extremely easy. |
starzzz14
Aug 22, 2005
| i got this one! this was easy! keep em' coming |
teri12265
Aug 22, 2005
| The numbers 0 through 9 are single digit numbers ... they belong in the 'ones column', therefore, "08" is not a valid 2-digit number.
That being the case, 10 is the lowest 2-digit number, and following your equation, 49 would be the correct sum of three 2-digit numbers, which are 19-10-20.
I do like the creativity of your characters' names. |
Swordoffury1392
Aug 22, 2005
| This was a very simple yet fun teaser. My one comment is that 08, though it may be written with two digits, is still a one digit number. I thought the teaser was good anyway |
tsloniger_8
Aug 22, 2005
| I think it was really stupid.   |
hit_the_sand
Aug 22, 2005
| That was a great teaser, and algebra really came in handy. The thing is, I always like to do it my way, not the way the formula say! Keep em comin! Good job! |
Ozymandias
Aug 22, 2005
| Tricky, but nice!! |
tazng00se
Aug 22, 2005
| came up with an an answer right away but I knew that 7.5 was not a "real" number to use on a combination lock. I tweaked the numbers just a little and came up with the solution. |
Ozymandias
Aug 22, 2005
| Tricky, but nice!! |
mbunap
Aug 22, 2005
| Always enjoy the opportunity to set up a simple algebraic equation:
(x-1) + 1/2x + x = 39. Familiar but fun. Thought it might have been better placed in the math category rather than logic. |
evil_swim_bunny
Aug 22, 2005
| I didn't use that equation. I used 39=2x+2x+x-1 |
BWMyers51
Aug 22, 2005
| I love the feel of Algebra coursing hot rivulets of mathematical non-compliance through my brain. This is a ninth grade word problem...
Fun, but not overly difficult. |
jtmac
Aug 22, 2005
| Great teaser Q Mark! I really enjoyed it (mainly because I got the right answer).
BTW- I second Mogur's comment. |
POPS
Aug 22, 2005
| Good one,enjoyed it.  |
akm365
Aug 22, 2005
| i actually liked this one this one really make sense, unlike some that i have seen |
Jess432
Aug 22, 2005
| This is good, it makes sense, it works the brain... it is really great! |
sudokulvr
Aug 22, 2005
| i liked, but i kept on thinking that i was getting it wrong, because i did 8 as one digit, not two. oops!
but it was a good one! |
spoiled_rotten
Aug 22, 2005
| 1 word. STUPID!  |
cyclergal
Aug 22, 2005
| works better(all solutions are two digit) if sum of three is 49. |
MTK_90
Aug 22, 2005
| WA-HOO! I HELPED QUESTION MARK GET HIS WALLET BACK JUST BY READING THE ANSWER! IT WAS JUST THAT EASY! |
PBlover
Aug 22, 2005
| YaY!! i got it!! i had a problem sort of like this one on my algebra homework last night! |
ceeyaaa
Aug 23, 2005
| Thought it was easy..but good teaser...wtg...keep them coming..I like easy, sometimes my brain isn't too sharp |
timon_dmlybots
Aug 23, 2005
|
Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrhhhhh!!!!!!! |
summerhottie627
Aug 24, 2005
| I THOUGHT IT WAS BORING AND STUPID. I ALSO THRID MOGUR'S COMMENT!!! |
iteachkids
Aug 30, 2005
| I SO think you were cheating to consider the number 8 to be a TWO-digit number!!!  |
puppygirl1213
Sep 26, 2005
| I did not get that one. I couldn't understand how to set up the equation. |
soccer_chick70
Oct 28, 2005
| I learned solving systems a few years back, 7th grade.. didnt think I'd use this in the real world too much... but I found a use for it!! |
SPUTNIK2
Jan 20, 2006
| that was great, Love these kind! thanks Queston Mark |
Methlos
Mar 12, 2006
| these 2 puzzzles kept me ansd my friends busy for 10 mins. thanks |
mmmcla01
Jun 28, 2006
| That was fun! It was very easy...for me. But, why wasn't it in the math section? |
luckyduck
Mar 07, 2007
| Nice! I liked it! I did why skidmark why #1 as well! They were both very fun! Challengeing but not too much so! |
scallio
Oct 11, 2007
| Great teaser!
Not too difficult, not too easy and lots of fun.
|
emu77alu02
Aug 22, 2008
| 8 is NOT a two-digit number!!!!
Aside from that, it was a good teaser.
One question though...what did he need to find his wallet in time for? |
doehead 
Aug 22, 2008
| I came up with the right answer but questioned myself because I also said 8 was a ond digit number,but I couldn't come up with another solution. |
doehead
Aug 22, 2008
| one not ond |
zxyggrhyn
Aug 22, 2008
| My! That was very easy! Basic Algebra.
And yeah, '08' still qualifies as a two-digit number as far as safes are concerned. |
zxyggrhyn
Aug 22, 2008
| '08' would be imposible if the safe has no zero. Common sense! What's with the hooplah? |
UptheHill
Aug 22, 2008
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(user deleted)
Aug 22, 2008
| This was simple and it angered me that you call 8 a two digit number. |
NDYApeacock
Aug 22, 2008
| It was pretty good. I solved it by estimating how much a 1/5 is of 39. I just don't think 8 is really a 2-digit nimber. |
NDYApeacock
Aug 22, 2008
| Sorry, I meant "number" |
pMad
Aug 22, 2008
| But on a safe, the numbers are fixed.
Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 Slot5 Slot6
So there are six tumblers and each tumbler must have a digit even if that number is zero.
So, on a safe that already has the tumblers in place, 8 IS a two digit number entered on the tumblers as 08 |
FatHead
Aug 22, 2008
| Too easy with algebra, but still nice! |
bradon182001
Aug 22, 2008
| I'm not fond of this type of teaser. Guess you can say I'm not logical.
Thanks for posting, however. |
auntiesis
Aug 22, 2008
| I love logic as much as I love algebra, but I too thought 8 was not a 2 digit number. But I stuck with my answer and I was right. |
carolyns
Aug 22, 2008
| That was fun! I got it in two minutes. I figured that since the middle number was half of the amount of the third & first numbers, it represented 1 part and the first & third numbers each represented 2 parts equalling 5 parts. Divide that into 39 (basically 40) and that leaves the middle number at 8 and the other two were easy to figure out from there. This sounded a lot more complicated than it was. |
gaylewolf
Aug 22, 2011
| I loved this one! and I was happy that I figured it out. I was determined that I was going to find the correct answer and not quit until I did! Because math equations are not my thing. HUGS to KiPA and AS! |
gaylewolf
Aug 22, 2011
| Doehead, who cares if this is AROB - it's been 3 years! It's a first for me! |
doehead
Aug 22, 2011
| Gee Gayle I haven't even said it was AROB. But whatever you want to call it. It is still AROB. But I still Think your great. |
rockstar1009
Aug 22, 2011
| I solved it along Carolyn's methods - logically; no algebra involved. The third number had to be even (in order to be halved), and had to fall between 14-18 (1/3 to 1/2 of 39 - anything else would be too small or too great to work based on the given clues).
14 didn't work, but 16 was magic. Fun teaser. |
Chobuck
Aug 22, 2011
| I'm with Carolyn and Rockstar. I was relatively easy, but fun! |
Chobuck
Aug 22, 2011
| I'm with Carolyn and Rockstar. I was relatively easy, but fun! |
auntiesis
Aug 23, 2011
| Yes , easy but fun. I still got hung up on 8 being a 2 digit #. |
