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THE BOY MUST GIVE THE GIRL FIVE JELLY BEANS, NOT TEN. HE WOULD THEN HAVE FIVE LESS, AND SHE WOULD HAVE FIVE MORE, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM WOULD BE TEN THERE ARE FOUR FEET IN THE BARN, CATS HAVE PAWS, NOT FEET HE WILL HAVE 25 COCONUTS WITH HIM AT THE END. THE TRICK IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SACKS AS YOU PASS CHECKPOINTS. THE FIRST 10 CHECKPOINTS REQUIRE 3 COCONUTS EACH, WHICH EMPTIES HIS FIRST SACK. THE NEXT 15 CHECKPOINTS REQUIRE 2 COCONUTS EACH, WHICH WILL EMPTY HIS SECOND STACK. NOW, HE IS LEFT WITH 1 SACK AND 5 MORE CHECKPOINTS. SO, THE 5 CHECKPOINTS WILL TAKE 1 COCONUT EACH. THEREFORE, HE WILL BE LEFT WITH 25 COCONUTS 49 MINUTES. IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO JUST SUBTRACT THE TIMES 9:09 FROM 10:10, ETC., AND GET 61 MINUTES, OR IF YOU'RE CARELESS GET 101 MINUTES. HOWEVER, THINK OF THE TIMES CLOSEST TO ONE ANOTHER, 12:12 AND 1:01, AND YOU WILL FIND THE DIFFERENCE IS 49 MINUTES