Riddles with a Prize, by Mantus Anchors

[Capt Len]

berry pulp plus water is 1000kg 100% .99% water, rest is 10kg of pulp.So 100% of water is990kg and a 1% loss of that is 9.9kg. So the now drying berries weigh 9.9 kg less than when fresh. 990.1 kg of second class product. Top up or renegotiate the price or both. What would the average cruiser do with that many berries?

[Capt Len]

If it takes a hen and a half a day and a half to lay an egg and a half, how long does it take a bantam rooster to make a hardware store from a brass doorknob

[JulieMor]

Too late. I type too slow but here's how I figured it out:

99/98=1000-10/x-10
97,020=99x-10
97,030=99x
980.1=x

Add 10 for the weight of the berries
980.1+10=990.1

The answer is 990.1 KG

[JulieMor]

Originally Posted by Capt Len

If it takes a hen and a half a day and a half to lay an egg and a half, how long does it take a bantam rooster to make a hardware store from a brass doorknob

Bantam roosters don't make hardware stores.

[MedSailor]

Originally Posted by Capt Len

What would the average cruiser do with that many berries?

Berry wine!!!!

MedSailor

[Capt Len]

Julie, you'd be surprised at what a rooster can do with the proper encouragement! Med , Ive spent many summers picking blackberries up the coast to produce 15 or 20 gallons of vino (with some considerable success) This year I'm working my way through 30 gallons of rhubarb/ orange/ginger. Welcome to sample if you come this way.

[Mantus Anchors]

Very interesting responses guys! But Med Sailor takes it......
500 kg is the right answer...

1% dry stuff = 10 kg and 99%= 990 kg water
2% dry stuff = 10 kg and 98%= 490 kg water thus total weight is 500 Kg

Thank you for playing and I will see you guys Monday....

[MedSailor]

Originally Posted by Capt Len

Julie, you'd be surprised at what a rooster can do with the proper encouragement! Med , Ive spent many summers picking blackberries up the coast to produce 15 or 20 gallons of vino (with some considerable success) This year I'm working my way through 30 gallons of rhubarb/ orange/ginger. Welcome to sample if you come this way.

I'll take you up on that for sure! We have tonnes of backberries down here as well. I may have to do that next year....

I'll trade you some samples of my home brewed beer. I've managed to perfect the process of brewing really good beer, with a minimum of equipment, on the boat. :-)

MedSaillor

[JulieMor]

Originally Posted by MedSailor

I'll take you up on that for sure! We have tonnes of backberries down here as well. I may have to do that next year....

I'll trade you some samples of my home brewed beer. I've managed to perfect the process of brewing really good beer, with a minimum of equipment, on the boat. :-)

MedSaillor

Okay, so we make wine and beer but what about the rum!

[Capt Len]

Would we be obligated to calculate HST on trade and barter? Or just be scofflaws and go straight to the trade value of a liter of thunder road? (White rum to some folks) Newfies call er screech. I grow mint too.