A group of 50 soldiers

Moshe Gariani

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #1

... suffered the following injuries in battle: 36 soldiers lost an eye, 35 lost an ear, 40 lost a leg and 42 lost an arm.

What is the minimum number of soldiers who must have lost all four?

 

dazzer6666

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Burgess Hill

• Dec 18, 2015

• #2

Three

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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tokyo

• Dec 18, 2015

• #3

27?

 

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knocky1

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• Dec 18, 2015

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15 at a guess.

 

StonehamPark

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #5

Two

Edit: One

 

Last edited: Dec 18, 2015

Saladpack Seagull

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #6

I give up.......

 

Cadiz Seagull

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Between Haywards Heath and Trujillo, Extremadura,

• Dec 18, 2015

• #7

35

 

1066familyman

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Not sure, but I bet none of them got their full pension when they came home.

 

skipper734

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Curdridge

• Dec 18, 2015

• #9

Three.

 

JC Footy Genius

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• Dec 18, 2015

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What a lovely festive brainteaser ... 0?

 

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MattBackHome

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #11

Eight?

 

The Wookiee

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Worthing

• Dec 18, 2015

• #12

The minimum number must be 1 ?

 

Norman Baker suck my lozenge

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #13

How many were betrayed by this Tory government and faced trial for killing an enemy?

 

Blue Valkyrie

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Valhalla

• Dec 18, 2015

• #14

3

 

Tarpon

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #15

dazzer6666 said:

Three

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Is correct

 

Seagull58

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Vilamoura, Portugal

• Dec 18, 2015

• #16

three

 

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MattBackHome

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• Dec 18, 2015

• #17

I make it 14.

Edit. No I don't.

I make it 15


Final answer.

 

Last edited: Dec 18, 2015

symyjym

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Brighton / Hove actually

• Dec 18, 2015

• #18

|A∩B∩C∩D|≥50−|Ac|−|Bc|−|Cc|−|Dc| = No idea but it might be 5

 

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Frampler

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• Dec 18, 2015

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Three. This one is far less controversial than the usual brain teasers and probability arguments on here.

 

Simster

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Surrey

• Dec 18, 2015

• #20

Definitely 3:

50 soldiers: 36 soldiers lost an eye, 35 lost an ear, 40 lost a leg and 42 lost an arm.

36 lost an eye
15 didn't lose an ear, leaves minimum of 21 who lost an eye and ear
10 didn't lose a leg, leaves minimum of 11 who lost an eye, ear and leg
8 didn't lose an arm, , leaves minimum of 3 who lost an eye, ear, leg and arm