tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post2215164242350916824..comments2023-07-06T07:36:37.224-06:00Comments on Master Marf: Monkey MathMarfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-62631236117584711442013-02-02T18:46:59.045-07:002013-02-02T18:46:59.045-07:00Am I missing something? If there's 1000 miles ...Am I missing something? If there's 1000 miles to travel and the monkey eats one of his thousand bannanas per mile then by the time he gets there they are all gone anyway. 0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-51550877513959177592009-10-05T11:42:24.243-06:002009-10-05T11:42:24.243-06:00Errrr, 2/3rds of a mile to go ...Errrr, 2/3rds of a mile to go ...Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-28647653906843134412009-10-05T10:55:23.857-06:002009-10-05T10:55:23.857-06:00Then 534 bananas will make it to market, because h...Then 534 bananas will make it to market, because he will have a third of a mile to go before needing the next banana.Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-60692249981544090622009-10-05T03:08:06.136-06:002009-10-05T03:08:06.136-06:00@ Looney: Let's say for the sake of simplicity...@ Looney: Let's say for the sake of simplicity, the monkey eats the entire banana when he eats. No fractional bananas.Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-78566972264721282712009-10-04T23:03:25.283-06:002009-10-04T23:03:25.283-06:00Rrevision: 533 and 1/3rd bananas to market, start...Rrevision: 533 and 1/3rd bananas to market, starting with 3,000. Wonder what the number is if the monkey turns out not to be "trusty".Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-31395902106845049522009-10-04T22:48:24.975-06:002009-10-04T22:48:24.975-06:00@ Nathaniel: There's only 3,000... not 8,000 b...@ Nathaniel: There's only 3,000... not 8,000 bananas. And if Looney's 500 is true, then the answer I have is wrong.Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-48773127839650368202009-10-04T22:44:45.885-06:002009-10-04T22:44:45.885-06:00Ooh, 500, I see. Using a variant of that method, I...Ooh, 500, I see. Using a variant of that method, I can get 500 of every 8000 bananas to market, and bring the monkey back. Can anyone do better than 1/16th of a large supply, returning the monkey?Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639358483936789883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-84028014175026391522009-10-04T21:39:38.819-06:002009-10-04T21:39:38.819-06:00I get 500, but the monkey is sold in the market. ...I get 500, but the monkey is sold in the market. Not sure if this is the max yet ...Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-25054916976088021842009-10-04T14:12:55.709-06:002009-10-04T14:12:55.709-06:00If the bananas keep well enough, and I don't n...If the bananas keep well enough, and I don't need to get the monkey home, I can get 444 bananas to market.Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639358483936789883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657922381188309716.post-54164166469271112262009-10-04T13:40:56.070-06:002009-10-04T13:40:56.070-06:00It depends. How well do the bananas keep?It depends. How well do the bananas keep?Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639358483936789883noreply@blogger.com