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Candy Jars (Sweet Jars in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Puzzle
- US Version
You have 10 jars filled with 50 pieces of candy each. You then pour the candy into small bags and attempt to get half a jar in each bag. Now you have 20 bags of candy.
What is the percentage likelihood that there are an average of 25 pieces of candy in a single sack?
- UK Version
You have 10 jars filled with 50 sweets each. You then pour the sweets into small bags and attempt to get half a jar in each bag. Now you have 20 bags of sweets.
What is the percentage likelihood that there are an average of 25 sweets in each bag?
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
Too bad!
Don't be fooled--it's a straightforward question with a simple answer.
Correct
Very good!
- US Version
You had 50 pieces of candy in 10 jars, giving you a total of 500 pieces of candy. You divided 500 pieces into 20 bags, so of course the mathematical "average" of this will be 25 pieces a bag.
- UK Version
You had 50 sweets in 10 jars, giving you a total of 500 sweets.
You divided 500 sweets into 20 bags, so of course the mathematical average of this will be 25 sweets a bag.
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