how many total balls in this pyramid???
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how many total balls in this pyramid???
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...008/fb1x66.jpg
30?
nope
16
28
25
28
20
there is one correct answer above
16 visible. But that's not the total in the pyramid.
23
29
obviously i am not the only one with to much time on their hands, :Rofl still only one correct so far.
don't forget about the other halve of the pyramid
and that would be 25Quote:
Originally Posted by Donald@CrappieLogic
20
I think:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Donald@CrappieLogic
16
OK, WHOLE Pyramid is 20. I had to draw the dang thing out in Autocad LOL
10 + 6 + 3 +1 = 20
Ok you are looking at two sides. The bottom layer has 4 rows of 4, the second row up has 3 rows of 3, the 3rd row has 2 rows of 2 and of course one ball on top. (4x4)+(3x3)+(2x2)+1=16+9+4+1=30:cheers2
I still think it 25 if you look at it and imagine the other side
:Rofl:Rofl:Roflhave that autocad looked at immediately. do not use for nothin. that answer is so wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
I only counted the ones I could see---16
If you count the word balls, I see 17
30,
If the word counts and its a true pyramid, there is 31
30
count the ones you see then subtract the end balls and add what should be in the middle and you get 25 now what do I win windstone
winner, winners, chicken dinners. donald and dee, 25 is correct. yall each win 3 minner critters.:bash
I renig. 20 is my answer.
I told you 25 but you didn't wanna hear it LOL
In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannon fired round iron cannon balls.
It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck?
The best storage method devised was a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine which rested on sixteen.
Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.
There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations.
But if this plate was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys."
Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey.
Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!" :cheers2
WHY DOES THE USE OF A "BRASS MONKEY " REDUCE THE NUMBER ? YOU STILL HAVE 16 ON THE BOTTOM . 4+9+16=30 GUESS MATH IS NOT MY THING .LOL:scratchhead
If we woulda used a brass monkey last week, we woulda only had 25 fish instead of 30!! Glad I don't have one!!! LmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
Guess may math is a little fuzzy to. If the base is shaped square I come up with 16+9+4+1=30. If the base is shaped like a triangle I come up with 10+6+3+1=20. Still not sure where 25 comes from. Somebody help a brother out.
the answer i was given was 12x8x4x1=25. i guess if you play tennis or ping pong get a bunch of balls and put one together.:help
30 would have been my answer also.
We can't tell from the picture if this is a square or triangle based pyramid. If it is square there are 30 balls. If it is triangular there are 20 balls.:juggle
Who ever gave you the answer is a NUTTTTT. 30 anyway you figure it.
3 across the back of the base. 3 inside the base. And 3 on the backside.
16 visible+3+3+3.
Yep! 25