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Once upon a tile in Hollywood
The three sets are
Thus
If anyone with better graphics skills than I can make this answer prettier, please do so.
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
The answer as given by the puzzle designer:
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
I think a possible solution is:
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
"5 for 2 coins" is a woefully underspecified bargain - it doesn't say what you're getting 5 of, nor does it state what the value of the 2 coins is.
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
The farmer already had some cattle with him when he entered the market.
He bought big adult cows and sold young/small cows.
His profit was the difference in worth between his original small cows and ...
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
I believe that
and therefore by the end of the day
he can then sell back all the cows
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
He bought cattle for 100 silver coins, but sold the cattle for 100 gold coins. Then he traded the 100 gold coins he'd received for a larger number of silver coins, and bought the rest of the cattle ...
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How to sell at the buying price and still have something in hand?
A lateral thinking solution could be achieved by
Depending on the weight of the cows
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A number sequence in disguise
The number that should replace the question mark is:
Because:
About four lines down...
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Pantomime Ladies
They were
The yawn
As @caPNCApn pointed out, requesting the other sister stop
the "had enough"
the timeout
the crucifix
the break again
and
to finally
The title
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Equality-breaking function
As mentioned in juathalf's answer, the definition of the "function" $f$ is that
But what is the most inclusive possible domain of $f$? A first attempt at answering that is to simply say ...
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Take BOSS to a SHOW, but quickly
First, you need to
How do you get from that to "SHOW" by changing only one letter? Simple:
Easy!
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Equality-breaking function
$f(x)$ is a function that:
Verification:
There is probably some more precision in the definition that I'm missing (to explain the last property), but I'm quite confident the general idea is in the ...
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When I said I used sugar in coffee, I was asked, "For tea, too?"
I believe the answer is
My road is filled with answers,...
... and my body has the hints,...
... but it is in my head where the question sits...
... My shoes are brand new, hence their tags...
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Turn 1111 into zero
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Either 111 = 1, which is false, evaluates to 0 in VAX BASIC;
or Roman numeral III = I, false for the same reason.
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Turn 1111 into zero
A very simple solution, without any trick, that doesn't appear to have been proposed yet :
i.e.
Let's do the maths :
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Turn 1111 into zero
I tried earlier to answer this, realized I was doing basic math wrong, and deleted my answer in a near-fatal bout of self-consciousness. Attempt #2:
NOTE: turns out this is a duplicate of @...
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A question from Bob to Bob
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Day 1: Bob shares with John a question about day 2 of a fact that John can physically control. John leaves the room.
Day 2: Nothing/Something happens.
Day 3: John enters the room. John read ...
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Turn 1111 into zero
Have some questionable answers:
Option A (requires $x$):
Option B (requires squinting):
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Move a coin without touching it
Let's assume an entirely frictionless, flat table.
Now, we just have to wait.
It's as simple as that!
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