Puzzles with numbers and things

[abextra]

Round 238 part b) 242

[April madness]

I assure you the grapes are very sweet,
And if you want to get them to eat -
Then the target that's live
Is four hundred and five -
And even that we can beat!

hmm, when you eat that quantity of grapes, I'd say some stomach problems guaranteed but a nice poem, thanks.

[abextra]

Lol, Snookersfun, hopefully there are enough strawberrys for the both of us...

BTW, I arranged some triangle chalk pieces on table (round 235) , but don't know how to show it to you...

[snookersfun]

yep, changed my mind about a) as well, but Abextra was faster

[davis_greatest]

Just hoping to have understood that right:

a) How many strawberries do you wish to claim? (with or without a grapefruit)
195

b) How many strawberries will you claim if you want a grapefruit?
125

I think you have understood that right. Two good (but still beatable) opening bids.

[snookersfun]

part b) 147 rather

[abextra]

I'm afraid I don't understand...


a) How many strawberries do you wish to claim? (with or without a grapefruit) - 242

b) How many strawberries will you claim if you want a grapefruit - 147


Maybe will cange my mind later...

[snookersfun]

Just hoping to have understood that right:

a) How many strawberries do you wish to claim? (with or without a grapefruit)
195

b) How many strawberries will you claim if you want a grapefruit?
125

[davis_greatest]

In that case, here is a chance to get some other fruit...

Round 238 - Strawberry Fever

Just like in rounds 231, 232, 234 and 236, lay out the snooker balls and remember that you get bananas for your lowest scoring ball and pineapples for your highest scoring ball.

Once you have arranged the balls, you will be eligible for a number of strawberries equal to your number of bananas times your number of pineapples. E.g. 3 bananas and 5 pineapples will give 15 strawberries.

If your number of pineapples is divisible by your number of bananas (e.g. if you have 40 pineapples and 10 bananas, because 40 is divisible by 10) then you are also eligible for a grapefruit.

a) How many strawberries do you wish to claim? (with or without a grapefruit)

b) How many strawberries will you claim if you want a grapefruit?

Bids on the thread please - as always, as high as you can...

[Monique]

That's what I had in mind: the 20 in a line + 1 touching two balls. Apparantly I can't add! So Snookersfun deservedly gets tthe grapes

And I can't type ... had to edit!

[davis_greatest]

400 - line of 20 balls, 1 left sillily by himself
408 - line of 20 balls, remaining ball put touching any two of those balls in line

Indeed - which I don't think will be beaten. I can't think how Monique had 405 though... will be interested to see, Monique!

[snookersfun]

400 - line of 20 balls, 1 left sillily by himself
408 - line of 20 balls, remaining ball put touching any two of those balls in line

[davis_greatest]

408 hopefully last bid

Let's please see the arrangements for the 400, 405 and 408!

(We only have 408 grapes to give away.)

[snookersfun]

408 hopefully last bid

[davis_greatest]

Are those grapes sour? Cos if they were sweet, you'd eat them, not beat them

I assure you the grapes are very sweet,
And if you want to get them to eat -
Then the target that's live
Is four hundred and five -
And even that we can beat!