Riddle!

sarahchristine wrote: As long as it wants to be, Don. I have no clue. Do you want the answer to my riddle?

nope. its a simple math problem.

On one end is suspended a weight, and on the other end, a weasel. The system is in equilibrium." Translation: hanging weight = weasel weight.

"The weight of the weasel in pounds is equal to the age of the weasel's mother in years." Translation: hanging weight = weasel weight = mother's age.

"The age of the weasels mother, plus the age of weasel, equals four years." Translation: weasel weight + mother's age = 4 or hanging weight + mother's age = 4.

"The weasel's mother is twice as old as the weasel was, when the weasel's mother was one-half as old as the weasel was, when the weasel's mother was three times as old as the weasel." Translation: "The weasel's mother is ...blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah... three times as old as the weasel." (anything times 2, and then times 1/2 is ...itself).

THUS: 3-times-the-weasel's-age + the weasel's age = 4 or 4-times-the-weasel's-age is 4.

THUS: The weasel is one year old. The weasel's mother is 3 years old (4 years - 1 year = 3 years). The weasel AND the hanging weight each weigh 3 pounds (hanging weight = weasel weight = mother's age).

"The weight of the rope, or the weight at the end of the rope, is one-half as much again, as the difference in weight, and the weight plus the weight of the weasel." Translation: "The weight of the rope, or the weight at the end of the rope, blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah."

THUS: The weight of the rope = the hanging weight at the end of the rope (3 lbs). The weight of the rope = (48oz). The length of the rope = 48oz / 4oz per foot = 12 feet!