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    Distribute nine marbles in four boxes so that each box contains an odd number of marbles, different from the three other boxes. You must use all nine?

    Question #24081. Asked by Tim. (Nov 08 02 4:15 AM)


    Friar Tuck

    		Put two marbles in the three biggest boxes and three in the smallest box. Then put the boxes inside each other so that the smallest box only has three marbles. The next largest has a total of five. the next has seven and the largerst has nine.

    Nov 08 02, 7:56 AM
    shawn888

    		You should divide them as 5, 3, 1 and 0 which adds up to 9 and all are odd and unequal numbers.

    Jul 15 04, 3:07 AM

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