document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176619>Question 176619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was asked from some of my friends and I cannot solve this logical problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ex. We have 20 apples and we have to eat them for 5 days. Each day we must eat apples in an odd number (ex. in 1st day 3apples in 2nd day 7 apples...) only in an odd number. Can anyone of you tell me how many apples we should eat from 1st to 5th day to complete the number of 20 apples! Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131698 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131698\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an odd number of the sum of odd numbers will always be odd<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example 1+3+5=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in general the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sum%28+2n-1%2C+1%2C+infinity%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sum%28+2n-1%2C+1%2C+infinity%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >is always odd.  where n is an integer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " since we are talking about 5 days(odd) and each day we eat an odd number. The result will be an odd number of apples eaten. Therefore it is impossible to eat 20 apples under the stipulations given </SPAN>\n" );
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