john42

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Who can help me answer the brain challenging question

Braveheartok103 @Braveheartok103 (380) • China 27 Feb 09

A merchant, sitting on a donkey, passes through the desert of 1000 km long to sell 3000 carrots. Known that the donkey can carry 1000 carrots at most for one time, and it will eat 1 carrot when it walked 1 km. Ask: How many...

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john42 Clearly the answer is not 0. The merchant rides out a bit places a store and rides back to pick up another load etc. Thus relaying some carrots across the dessert. At least 300 can make it.

18 Jun 09