Question

Medal for those who got the correct answer.

As they say, beggars can't be choosers, in fact begger take what they can get. A begger on the street can make one cigarette out of every 6 cigarette butts he finds. After one whole day of searching and checking public ashtrays the begger finds a total of 72 cigarette butts. How many cigarettes can he make and smoke from the butts he found?

Good Luck.

Answer 1

well about 12 because the cigarette butts can vary in size

Answer 2

this is like a survival guide for when the wheels come off!!!

Answer 3

Not correct.

Answer 4

he can re-use his own butts

da-da!!!

Answer 5

Question is "How many cigarettes can he make and smoke from the butts he found?"

Answer 6

72/6 = 12 cigarettes
from these 12 cigarettes there are 12 butts
so he can make another 2 cigarettes from these 12

so i would say 14

Answer 7

Perfect. Very good.

Solution:
14
If the begger can make a whole cigarette from 6 butts then he can make 12 cigarettes from the 72 he found. Once he smokes those, he then will have another 12 butts, which gives him enough to make another 2 cigarettes. A total of 14.

Answer 8

that is what is meant by "re-use" :p