No. 001 - Simple Addition [Written]

[reminded]

[It's about time to give this device a go. In neat, legible writing is simply the following:]

5 + 5 + 5 = 550

It appears I have my arithmetic out of sorts. However, it would be a shame to scrap the equation entirely. Can you help me correct it by adding a single straight line?

Comments

Oh, okay lol imma just cheat then /because Henry could probably figure this out.

[theboywiththebook]

[Two fuses, two matches, needed to find the 45 minute mark on these fuses since they burn for an hour. He takes another 30 minutes or so before he comes up with something.]

You light one of the fuses at both ends. That way it burns for only half an hour and you know the half an hour mark. You also light the second fuse, but, just at one end. When the first fuse is all burnt up, you know the half hour mark for the second fuse. Then you burn the other end of the second fuse and it'll only burn half of the time of the half hour, so, you know when it's 45 minutes.

it's okay i do it all the time :')

[reminded]

Exactly. Once you remember that a fuse isn't limited to being lit at only one end, the rest of the solution comes naturally.

Best keep a watch on hand so you can avoid a conundrum like this in the future.

Awesome. And people say cheaters don't prosper

[theboywiththebook]

Yeah, because I don't think many people carry around fuses and matches with them all the time.

I'm guessing you like doing puzzles a lot.

don't knock it 'til you try it, i say

[reminded]

Yes, I suppose you could say that. [Or you could say he is in LOVE with doing puzzles a lot.] I've found there are few better ways to bond with someone than by putting your heads together over a head-scratcher. I've found few who disagree.

I have...i'm just not good at layton puzzles ;^;

[theboywiththebook]

No, I can see how that would work. It's like trying to solve a mystery, you're all trying to work together to find the answer.

oh no i meant that people shouldn't knock cheaters!! puzzles are hard :')

[reminded]

An excellent analogy. I find that puzzles and mysteries are closer kin than any other.

Oh, but I forget my manners. My name is Hershel Layton, hailing from London.

Re: oh no i meant that people shouldn't knock cheaters!! puzzles are hard :')

[theboywiththebook]

You're from London? That's all away across the world!

[But, right gotta give a name too.]

My name's Henry. I'm from Storybrooke, Maine.

[reminded]

Well then, a friend from across the pond. I suppose this only means that geography was no obstacle for the forces that brought us here.