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E N I G M A !





Welcome to Enigma, a place where the brightest, most astute Neopians come to prove their mental prowess. Each week, I will pose to you a problem which only those with the highest of mental aptitudes & intellect can crack. The puzzles will test every aspect of your academic intelligence; your mathematical brilliance, your lexical virtuosity, your logical finese and your lateral perception. Do you think you're up for the challenge?

Prizes.
1st correct answer receives TEN StarBits.
2nd correct answer receives SIX StarBits.
3rd correct answer receives FOUR StarBits.
All other correct answers receive TWO StarBits.


Enter.


This Week's Puzzle...

[ends Sunday 04/01/2010]



Eric the Darblat just LOVES to slide down the icy slopes of Terror Mountain. He's a total thrill seeker; the higher they are, the better! For him, it's all about the rush of cold air he gets going down, the burst of adreneline he gets at the top. In fact, the only thing Eric DOESN'T like about slope sliding is the trek going up beforhand!

Eric's favourite slope is 200ft high. One of the reasons it's his favourite is because of how steep it is. However, it's steepness also comes with consequences...Eric can't go up it without having to constantly stop for a breather!

Every minute, Eric manages to climb three foot, but then slips back two foot as he catches his breath. How many minutes does it take for Eric the Darblat to climb the slope?



Last Week's Solution & Winners...

Enigma #1 - Ummagine & Bagguss



The bag Stan should examine is the one labelled Ummagine & Bagguss. This would lead to one of two solutions.

Possiblity A.
Stan pulls out a Bagguss from the bag labelled Ummagine & Bagguss.
Knowing that the bag labelled Ummagine & Bagguss can't actually contain both Ummagine & Bagguss, he must've examined the bag whcih contains ONLY Bagguss.
This leaves the bag labelled Ummagine and the bag labelled Bagguss.
Knowing the Ummagine can't be in the bag labelled Ummagine, Stan concludes that the bag labelled "Bagguss" must contain the Ummagine alone.

Possibility B.
Stan pulls out an Ummagine from the bag labelled Ummagine & Bagguss.
Knowing the bag labelled Ummagine & Bagguss can't actually contain both Ummagine & Bagguss, he must've examined the bag with ONLY Ummagine!



Winners.
First Place - Matt [candystand362]
Second Place - Sadira [dream_faerie_4]
Third Place - Lotz [lotzofyellowsmiliez]
Additional Correct Answers - None.




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