How many flowers do I have if all of them are roses except two, all of them are tulips except two, and all of them are daisies except two?

(In reply to re: Already not the latest... solution by Ravi Raja)

I believe that is the only soltuion ravi. for every flower the rule is all except 2. that means that no more than 1 of every florwe can exist. If there were 2 of each then they would all be their own kind except four, and this would increase with every increase in the number of flowers. The only way i see their could be a different solution is if either of the following is true. You can have a fraction of a flower. e.g 2 tulips, 1.5 daisies, 0.5 roses.
or if only one of those conditions have to be met. e.g Only all are roses except 2. Of course this would lead to an infinite amount of solutions.

Posted by Alan on 2003-03-02 09:10:53