Random #2

February 22, 2008 at 5:46 pm (Frequent)

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah,

          I don’t know what to write about really, as nothing exciting has been happening. But, InshaAllah, maybe after the weekend. Until then, here’s a riddle from the game I was telling you guys about:

“SOS! Fifteen people are trapped aboard a ship that’s going to sink in exactly 20 minutes. Their only chance for survival is the five-person life raft stowed on their vessel. To make matters worse, the waters around the ship are teeming with man-eating sharks, so swimming to safety is out of the question.

A round-trip to the nearest island and back to the boat takes nine minutes on the raft. How many people will live to see the dry land?”

[Hint: One person must stay on the raft in order to steer it back to the boat and pick up more passengers.]

I’ll put up the answer on the next update. No googling up the answers!

Was Salaam,

Zoya

8 Comments

  1. Maryam said,

    February 22, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    13…?

  2. Farzana said,

    February 23, 2008 at 6:22 am

    i got 13 too

  3. Farzana said,

    February 23, 2008 at 6:29 am

    no wait is it 9?

  4. Shireen said,

    February 23, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    yea i agree with her ^…he he naww im kidding, i dnt really do good with is brain teaser q’s…

  5. Zoya said,

    February 24, 2008 at 3:00 am

    Man, warriorprincess, your comment in itself is a brain teaser! ;-)

    I’ll put up the answer soon you guys.

  6. Sharmeen said,

    February 24, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Hmm…9?

  7. afshan said,

    February 26, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    eek! head hurts.

    must. hide. in. bed.

  8. Zoya said,

    February 29, 2008 at 1:32 am

    Man you guys are good, MashaAllah. I did not get it on the first try. The answer is…13.

    A moment of silence for the two who didn’t make it, please…

    I gotta put up more challenging ones…or maybe I should put up the ones I don’t get so I could beat the game. Ha ha. ;-)

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