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Fair and Square (Posted on 2003-11-03)

Jack and Jill each have marble collections. The number in Jack's collection in a square number.

Jack says to Jill, "If you give me all your marbles I'll still have a square number." Jill replies, "Or, if you gave me the number in my collection you would still be left left with an even square."

What is the fewest number of marbles Jack could have?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2024-02-09 21:06:28
Possible Solution	broll	2022-05-20 00:17:08
Answer	K Sengupta	2008-03-20 09:35:31
Ravi Triples	Lee	2003-11-04 00:53:02
re: Fuller Solution	Charlie	2003-11-03 22:09:37
part 2 of the mayhem of my previous post	Victor Zapana	2003-11-03 19:20:53
solutions for some possibilities part 1	Victor Zapana	2003-11-03 19:07:09
Fuller Solution	DJ	2003-11-03 18:52:02
re(7): Lost their marbles (full solution)	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 17:16:21
re(6): Lost their marbles (full solution)	DJ	2003-11-03 17:07:08
re: Dead Horse	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 15:24:42
Dead Horse	nikki	2003-11-03 15:09:02
re(5): Lost their marbles (full solution)	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 13:48:01
re(4): Lost their marbles (full solution)	DJ	2003-11-03 13:45:04
re(3): Lost their marbles (full solution)	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 13:39:24
re(2): Lost their marbles (full solution)	DJ	2003-11-03 13:36:30
re: Lost their marbles (full solution)	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 12:54:39
Lost their marbles (full solution)	DJ	2003-11-03 12:37:34
re(3): solution	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 11:12:07
re(2): solution	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 10:59:55
re: solution	Charlie	2003-11-03 10:54:27
This is terrible.....	Dan	2003-11-03 10:32:22
solution	SilverKnight	2003-11-03 10:06:42
re: not sure if this counts	Kitty Saturn	2003-11-03 09:06:15
not sure if this counts	FatBoy	2003-11-03 08:25:16

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