Puzzle time!

[c9]

What is the time when the number of minutes after midnight is nine times that of the number of minutes before noon?

Comments

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

1:12

[c9.livejournal.com]

BZZZT. No, sorry. (said in an Alex Trebek voice)

[c9.livejournal.com]

*DING*! Yes! 100 points.

[jdhorner.livejournal.com]

i deleted my comment so others can try. :-D

[(Anonymous)]

excel too?

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

I actually thought about it this time. it is 3:00... and thats wrong too.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Oooo, Smrt!

[c9.livejournal.com]

Also incorrect. Keep trying!

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Nope, basic algebra. Done incorrectly, it turns out.

[c9.livejournal.com]

That's correct! But I'll delete your comment so others can keep trying.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

Damn. Was I close even? 3:15?

[c9.livejournal.com]

Way off. You're thinking too hard. Draw a diagram.

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

I did. Thats where I got 3:00 from.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Draw a different diagram. :)

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

12:45

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

LOL Award for Thursday December 16, 2004.

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

Yeah he is pretty helpful.

Any suggestions? Because I'm lost.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Draw a timeline from midnight to noon. Divide it up into pieces.

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

I did. And I get 3:00... oh... in minutes it is 180

[c9.livejournal.com]

180 minutes times nine is 27 hours.

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

OHHHH... I think I didn't read the question the right way, the thirty times that I did read it.

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

I give up.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Let's have x be the number of minutes in the answer.

And you know that x + 9x equals the total number of minutes between midnight and noon.

Does that help?

[strainednoodles.livejournal.com]

70?

[c9.livejournal.com]

Don't give up!

x = 9y

x + 9y = 12 hours (12 hours between noon and midnight)

12 hours = 12 x 60 minutes = 720 minutes.

Trying to lead you in the right direction...

[c9.livejournal.com]

Very close.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Wait ... is it mummified mice?

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

And the question was ... ?

:P