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Old 03-17-2008, 05:13 PM   #59
Trilby
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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus View Post
Was this the answer?
In the morning he had 198 kg of water and 2 kg of notwater, for a total of 200 kg.
In the afternoon he still had 2 kg of notwater and 98 kg of water, for a total of 100 kg.
Yeah, I think that's it, HLJ. The answer was 100----in American.

@lookout--this is a nonintuitive question. that's why tw, the nut, was able to answer it.
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