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BOING! (Posted on 2003-09-17) Difficulty: 4 of 5
I once knew a fellow who was a bit long of leg and short of foot.

The soles of his shoes were, in fact, exactly 9 inches long and his stride was exactly 35 inches. He had a habit of counting his steps when they were all on the same slab of the sidewalk and saying "Boing!" every time he stepped on a crack. If he stepped over a crack his counting started again at one, and of course his counting started at one after each "Boing!"

In his neighborhood there was a sidewalk with perfectly regular slabs all the same size. He noticed that when he walked along this sidewalk he always got the following repeating pattern (where "*" stands for "Boing!"):

121231231212312312*121231231212312312*121231....etc.

How far apart, in inches, were the cracks in the sidewalk?

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re(2): Just a thought | Comment 9 of 15 |
(In reply to re: Just a thought by SilverKnight)

Oh sheesh, I miss-read the puzzle. I thought it seemed strange! Thanks.
  Posted by Sam on 2003-09-18 11:43:35

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