Message Forum: Re: The King's Dilemma

Re: The King's Dilemma

Posted By: Lucky Wizard, on host 4.5.103.0
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2003, at 14:50:39
In Reply To: The King's Dilemma posted by ann on Saturday, December 27, 2003, at 22:06:39:

> Still don't have the answer.
>
> Someone please help me out and email me the answer.
>
> Thanks!

It's actually not too difficult. Note the recurrence of the number 5. Now consider, for instance, the line that says that the king grouped them in rows of 13 and found that 5 were left over. What can you conclude about the number that is five less than the number of men? You can make similar conclusions about that number from the other lines.

Once you've made these conclusions, your multiplication tables should come in handy to help you determine the number that's five less than the number of men.

Lucky "And from that point it's a short road to the answer..." Wizard

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Message:	> > Still don't have the answer. > > > > Someone please help me out and email me the answer. > > > > Thanks! > > It's actually not too difficult. Note the recurrence of the number 5. Now consider, for instance, the line that says that the king grouped them in rows of 13 and found that 5 were left over. What can you conclude about the number that is five less than the number of men? You can make similar conclusions about that number from the other lines. > > Once you've made these conclusions, your multiplication tables should come in handy to help you determine the number that's five less than the number of men. > > Lucky "And from that point it's a short road to the answer..." Wizard
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