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Re: Pebble Beach

• troyronaldson 382 Posts

  Sat, Feb 11 2012 5:23 PM

  in actual fact does anyone get drawn at all? be interesting to know if anyone received the 1000s of credits said to be rewarded for the top ideas for best of etc

• Fuzzygazz 1,469 Posts

  Mon, Feb 20 2012 5:15 PM

  fore

• alant1ca 12 Posts

  Mon, Feb 20 2012 11:51 PM

  In Canada, our government doesn't like people to give anything away for free...you have to earn it, thus most draws of this nature require that you answer a "skill-testing" question to claim a prize or you would be taxed (quite heavily) on the winnings. I believe that those running the draw would also have to be licensed for Canadians to be eligible.

   

• alosso 21,083 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2012 12:44 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Where x=total income (assumes 12 months allowance saved up.)

  [...]

  x (( 1 - .5/3 - (.5 - .5/3)/4)) = $7777

  x ( 1 - .167 - .083) = $7777

  .25x = $7777

  x = $31108

  I don't know how you solved the last bracket into .25 ;)

  but FWIW, the solution is even simpler:

  Let M1, M2, M3 be the money before the actions.

  The toys are 1/4 of the money M3, 3/4 = 7777 $ are left => M3 = 7777*4/3

  The games are 1/3 of M2, => M2 = M3 * 3/2

  The clothes are 1/2 of M1 => M1 = M2 * 2

  Replace M2 and M3 => M1 = 4/3 * 3/2 * 2 * 7777,

  eliminating identical dividends and divisors (2 and 3), M1 = 4 * 7777 = 31108

  Q.E.D!

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2012 4:54 AM

  alosso:

  I don't know how you solved the last bracket into .25 ;)

  Factoring out the x was copied wrong into the post.

  It should have read x(.5 - .167 - .083)=$7777 

   

  (The teacher docked me for that. )   ;-)

• Fuzzygazz 1,469 Posts

  Sat, Jan 5 2013 3:09 PM

  NKF Cadillac Golf Classic - Pebble Beach Challenge

  2012

  *This tournament runs thru 12/31/12. One entry will be randomly selected to win the grand prize. 

  THis one is over too. /any ETA on winner annoucment??