hhmmm bet ya cant guess this :)

[Amphrax]

Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?

 

[mooSe_]

18 I reckon

here are my calculations (sorry for random capitalisation and possibly confusing order but I cba to make it more readable, this is just the order it came out of my mind):

Peter = paul+1
Pat=pam+1
Peter+Paul=pat+pam+10
Peter+paul+pat+pam=60
Paul=peter-1
Peter+(Peter-1)=pat+pam+10
Pam=pat-1
2Peter-1= pat+(pat-1)+10
2peter-1=2pat-1+10
2peter-1=2pat+9
2peter=2pat+10
Peter=pat+5
Pat=peter-5
Pam=peter-6
Peter+(peter-1)+(peter-5)+(peter-6)=60
4peter-12=60
4peter=72
Peter=18

 

[Jeros]

It is irrelevant!

All peppers should be shared equally amongst the workers.

 

[mooSe_]

It is irrelevant!

All apples should be shared equally amongst the workers.

Apples for everyone indeed, but what about the peppers?

 

[Jeros]

Apples for everyone indeed, but what about the peppers?

oops

 

[old.Tohtori]

How many peppers did Peter pick?

One more then Paul.

 

[adoNix]

One more then Paul.

you beat me to it.

 

[ileks]

18 unless its a trick

 

[Bugz]

4 equations; 4 unknowns - therefore mathematically working it out is viable.

Ileks' is a maths nerd so no doubt he is right (& Moose - who's working looks right to me).

 

[fl3a]

It is irrelevant!

All peppers should be shared equally amongst the workers.

i agree.

 

[Sparx]

there is no pepper

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

[POST=3590127]mooSe_[/POST] is correct.

 

[mooSe_]

And in record time as well