Riddle: Who knows the answer

@SK401001 (934)
United States
January 28, 2007 11:39am CST
Sand Castle If it takes 20 buckets of sand to make a sandcastle, how many buckets will it need to make another castle of the same shape, but twice as big in each direction ?
3 responses
chandu4387
@chandu4387 (100)
• India
28 Jan 07
40 buckets
SK401001
@SK401001 (934)
• United States
29 Jan 07
No, I'am sorry that is not the correct answer, Good try so :)
chandu4387
@chandu4387 (100)
• India
29 Jan 07
100 buckets
SK401001
@SK401001 (934)
• United States
30 Jan 07
No but you were closer :) the answer is 160 buckets. Since the large castle will be twice as long, twice as wide and twice as high, it will be 2 * 2 * 2 = 8 times the mass of the small one. Good try :)
Dicky
@hobohobo (678)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 07
i think it wil need 80 buckets
SK401001
@SK401001 (934)
• United States
29 Jan 07
No, I am sorry that is not the correct answer either, Good Try :)
janjabu
@janjabu (110)
• Qatar
28 Jan 07
60 buckets. will we know the answer any time soon? :)
SK401001
@SK401001 (934)
• United States
29 Jan 07
No, I am sorry that is not the correct answer either, thank you for trying :)