Date: 18 Jun 87 13:12:20 GMT
From: mtune!mtgzz!mtuxo!gertler@RUTGERS.EDU  (D.GERTLER)
Organization: AT&T, Middletown NJ
Subject: Re: Give or Take
Message-Id: <36@mtuxo.UUCP>
References: <148@altura.srcsip.UUCP>
Sender: cube-lovers-request@ai.ai.mit.edu
To: cube-lovers@ai.ai.mit.edu

In article <148@altura.srcsip.UUCP>, notch@srcsip.UUCP (Michael k Notch) writes:
< Have I got an interesting puzzle to at least look at:
<            GIVE or TAKE
< You can take 45 from 45 and have
< a remainder of 45. A trick, yes, but it
< can be done.
<            Give it a try
<              It's fun
< There is an obvious answer - You take 45 eggs from 45 chickens and you still
<                              have 45 chickens left.
< Can you find the other answer?
< GOOD LUCK!
Simple!  Your friend has $45.  You TAKE his $45.  You have $45 remaining.
(Of course, you're out a friend.)  :-)

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-Don Gertler		UUCP:	...!mtuxo!gertler

   "If this works, we'll eat like kings."