issue 13 | page 2 8. june 2008 AD
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Sunday Puzzle

Eligibility:
  • Solutions must submitted by Friday, 20th June, 2008, 23:59 pm
  • ONE solution per city.
  • Your Solution as the IGM subject title.
  • Solution via Carrier Pigeon to the Journal.

If you believe the answer is "118 Crates" for example,
Your subject title should be '118 Crates' or 'One Hundred and Eighteen Crates'.


Crate Counting

A young lad named Petri has just recently become of age to begin working to help secure his family's future.

He finds work in a nearby storehouse which specializes in the delivery of fruit related products to other towns and cities.

His first assignment is to place a range of products into crates ready to be delivered to a town in the far north of the country.

With this been such a long trip he also needs to account for a thin layer of herbs on the inside of the crates to keep the
fruit fresh for when it arrives in town.

Taking the measurements of the crates from the outsides he finds them to be approximately 20x20, and 30cm in height.
Note that the crates themselves are three centimetres thick all around, and he has to leave 2cm in each crate for the Herbs.

This leaves 15x15, and 25cm in height.

He has Apples, Grapes and Nuts to fit into the crates.
The Apples measure 3x3x3
The Grapes & Nuts measure 1x1x1.

He has 1400 Apples, 10500 Grapes, and 5400 Nuts to pack into Crates. All Crates must be packed separately with different fruits;
 These fruits cannot be cut in any way and must be packed whole.

Question: How many Crates does Petri need to pack all the fruit in?

Send this combination to the Journal with your answer in the Subject Line.
 
If you believe the answer is "118 Crates" for example,
Your subject title should be '118 Crates' or 'One Hundred & Eighteen Crates'.


Hint: 15/3 25/3 ... Don't forget you cannot have .333 answers.

Good Luck to everyone in finding the solution for this particular puzzle of the Regnum Journal.

Be sure to double check your solution before sending as only your first answer will be accepted.

Difficulty Rating: 5/5

Deadline for solutions is Friday, 20th June 2008- 23:59 pm.

Solution of last edition



Don't mind the horrible quality of the above image - It was only a rough mapping to show what I meant in the hint for the last Riddle
"Draw a map"

Nevertheless it shows the starting position for Zee, and the route she followed given the instructions of;
20E, 30N, 10W, 10S, 30W, 10E, 10N, 20W, 30S.

The final lap was our question - In which direction, and how far did Zee have to travel to return to her nest? On the above map you'll see a black line returning to her nest from the south west.

This line denotes she went East, and that the distance was 30 km.

So for the prizes?
Congratulations to...

Taiwan Beer
Power House
FeuerPower

On getting the answer correct, as well as to everyone else who sent in the correct answer for the last puzzle.
 
These three cities were selected at random to receive the special prize of a Philosopher's Stone.

This item adds +4 to the users reputation points, and can be received without the need for any buildings or statuses.

Out of 66 entries, 44 were correct.

 

Good Luck for this week!

Image Source: pixelio.de

Here in the Regnum Journal we are always looking for suggestions or submissions for Word Puzzles, Riddles, and even Spot-The-Difference images as long as they are of a medieval theme.
Remember space shuttles and laser rifles did not exist in the Middle Ages.

If you are willing to contribute then please send submissions via Pigeon to the Journal with the subject Puzzle Suggestion.
Be sure to include the question and solution in the IGM.

Please try to ensure correct spelling on your contributions.
Puzzles which clearly show no effort to check for such mistakes will not be published.
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