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Oct 23 2007

Mathematical Puzzle: Puzzle Podcast #7

Posted by: Adam in Mathematics, Podcasts

Our puzzle for this show is a classic number puzzle from Martin Gardner:

Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them, plus half a melon, and found he had one whole watermelon left. How many melons did he take to town?

This week’s puzzle is from the book Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, by Martin Gardner.Click the button below to listen to the podcast.

 
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