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Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 09:54:06

Good Morning class, here is today's teaser.
I have posted this three times and lost it! In more ways than one. grin

As usual, please don't post the answers, so as not to spoil it for others. You can PM me if you want to confirm that you are the class swot or not! wink
Good luck!!!

Five thieves were in a tavern and overheard a drunken shopkeeper bragging about his large collection of diamonds. Later that night, one of the thieves broke into the shop. He had a bit of a conscience (as far as thieves go) and only took half of the diamonds. But on his way out, he decided to take one more. After all, he was a thief. A while later, the second thief arrived. It was a night of odd coincidences. He also took half of the remaining diamonds plus one more. Shortly after, the third thief arrived and likewise took half of the remaining diamonds plus one more. Next, the fourth thief arrived and he as well took half of the remaining diamonds plus one more. Finally, the fifth thief arrived only to find that there were no diamonds left. How many diamonds did the shopkeeper have at the start?

Hint
Work backwards.

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 13:52:25

Bathsheba and Doodle, star pupils.
??
I knew you wouldn't let me down. ?

Doodle Mon 27-Apr-20 13:50:33

puzzler if youse scratching your hed you might have got pantglas’ nits ?. ..... I bet she got a nit baj too ?
trisher woz they nice boys ?
Please Miss I tol my boy fren your Milo Noah question and e got the anser strate away. He vewy clevr Miss ?

Bathsheba Mon 27-Apr-20 13:41:28

trisher's right Pantglas. You have to sit on a toilet seat after a boy's sat on it to get a baby. I thought everyone knew that!!!

trisher Mon 27-Apr-20 12:57:49

Pantglas2 corse you don't know Shakespeare ther's a lot off kissin in it. An I know now you don't get Babies threw kissing. I learned that in *Miss Marydoll's*class!

Bathsheba Mon 27-Apr-20 12:53:03

I think I've worked out the Noah and Milo one Miss. I've pm'd you my reasoning.

Pantglas2 Mon 27-Apr-20 12:46:21

Tole you Miss that trisher was misbeeavin wiv BOYS cos I sore her snogging an fings.....? wunt sprys me if she’s pregernent woteva that meens.....is it summat catsndogs get? I’ve herd bout ‘pregernent paws’ so myst be that!

trisher Mon 27-Apr-20 12:43:11

Miss I told the rozzers coppers pigs police (phew) the boys were helping me with my Shakespeare an' I was just doing the balcony scene an that's why I'd taken my top off cos it was bedtime. I wasn't sunbathing.

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 12:38:17

trisher, you don't certainly don't need a note. The school were contacted by the police, as you were caught sunbathing in the park with those nasty grammar school boys!
Consorting with BOYS and breaking the Covid guidlines. You HUSSY!
We have photographic evidence, but it is so shocking, I can't post it. ?

Hermia46 Mon 27-Apr-20 12:36:17

smile thanks

trisher Mon 27-Apr-20 12:30:53

Miss I've been off for a few days do I need a note?

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 12:26:25

Well, my IT lesson was successful. At this rate I will be back working full time! wink

Gilly, you are one of my good girls, keep up the good work. ?

gillybob Mon 27-Apr-20 12:24:09

I fink we mite all need a spellin lessun . MissDoll .

You cud post summing like how do you spell byootiful and we will copy . smile

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 12:22:23

Hermia it worked! grin. An apple for the teacher, actually I prefer chocolate!?

I'm sick of this healthy eating lark!

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 12:20:50

Puzzler, they are ex pupils of mine. I know them very well and hope they don't appear in this class. They will wreak havoc, if they sit near Doodle! ?

Try and work backwards from the answer I gave. Instead of subracting the diamonds, start at zero and add.

Hermia46 Mon 27-Apr-20 12:19:06

Oops sorry thought this was the IT thread... confused

Bathsheba Mon 27-Apr-20 12:18:46

Don’t you dare IM miss bathsheba that’s rude

Haha, oops! Will pm you is what it should have said. I would never, ever be rude to our lovely Miss Doll smile

Puzzler61 Mon 27-Apr-20 12:09:44

I’ll ‘ave a go at the Noah and Milo one now ‘though I don’t know either of ‘em. Do they live near you Miss?

Puzzler61 Mon 27-Apr-20 12:08:11

Doz it help if you have a criminal record to do this one Miss? Cos I can’t do it - I’m stumped and scratching me ‘ead.

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 12:00:07

Please ignore this post, class. I'm trying to help someone on GN with an IT problem and using this thread, as I need somewhere to post.

Pantglas2 Mon 27-Apr-20 11:59:14

Ooh ? no! An I woz all exited thinking I woz avin my reeword swell as my new baj!

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 11:52:48

Pantglas, I'm crying tears of joy, reading your PM.?
Unfortunately, someone ate your ice cream. sad

Marydoll Mon 27-Apr-20 11:50:33

Alors, mes petites enfants, Gillybob and Bathsheba have surpassed themselves. Go to the top of the class.
?? and as it's a nice day here, ??

Now, as an extra reward, I'm going to give you even more work! ?

This should keep you out of mischief. wink

Two brothers (Milo and Noah) lived together and shared two things in common; they were both short and they were both very forgetful. After having misplaced/lost the key to their apartment on several occasions, they decided that instead of bringing the key with them, they would instead hide the key on top of the door frame.

Unfortunately, neither Milo nor Noah were tall enough to reach the top of the door frame. So they devised a system. The older brother, Milo, stood on the shoulders of his younger brother, Noah and was able to just reach the top of the door frame (and the hiding spot for their key). Noah was significantly smaller than his older brother, so why would the bigger, older brother stand on the smaller, younger brother's shoulders?

Note: this is not a trick question (it's not because the older brother was mean or because the younger brother was in a wheelchair or didn't have any arms).^

Pantglas2 Mon 27-Apr-20 11:45:46

I’m here! Been bizee polishin my bajs and Miss apple ? an checcin fo wyrms- she don’t like ? doesn’t Miss, she as a fobia bout em!

I av PMd Miss (I wudden dweam of IM her like wot sum of you do) wid the crect ansa an she’ll be long shotly to give me nother baj wit I’m dservin.......

Gemini17892 Mon 27-Apr-20 11:17:40

Oh dear Mary doll. This took me right back to when I was 11 and on Friday mornings we did ‘ problems ‘. I just couldn’t grasp it and teacher thought I was messing about so he said to go in the back of the classroom and write a story. That usually shut me up.
Funnily enough at high school once we learned algebra I managed better. Letters you see. Not numbers.
And when I passed o level maths my teacher was amazed. So was I !
Right I’ll have a go at this one now.
Glad you’re feeling better by the way.

Doodle Mon 27-Apr-20 11:04:42

Don’t you dare IM miss bathsheba that’s rude ?