Puzzle!

[Khun Jean]

Where i live we have three nice island.

Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.

Island people will always be island people, but some of them move for a change of scenery.

According to government statistic every year,

5% of the people of Koh Samui move to Koh Phangan,

5% from Koh Samui to Koh Tao,

15% from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui,

10% from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao,

10% from Koh Tao to Koh Samui, and

5% from Koh Tao to Koh Phangan.

In the long run, what fraction(s) of the population will live on each island?

[joinme2leave]

if i read and calculate this comment correctly: KoPhangan is the island to have on focus for my coming travel years: soon gonna be empty???

[ProfessorFart]

Are you talking about natives here?

[Khun Jean]

For the sake of the PUZZLE i talk about "Island people" and the hint that htey will not be moving to the mainland.

[Khun Jean]

Joinme2leave, you are incorrect. Not one of the islands will be empty, but if you want do some calculatios and proof me wrong. .

[splitlid]

err im guessing that 100% of the people will live on each island, cant have 50% 20% of people living on an island.

"how many people live on this lsland"

"2000"

"whats that in a percentage?"

"errrr 100%"

[paulfr]

Data ....

5% of the people of Koh Samui move to Koh Phangan,

5% from Koh Samui to Koh Tao,

15% from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui,

10% from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao,

10% from Koh Tao to Koh Samui, and

5% from Koh Tao to Koh Phangan.

Need to know absolute or relative populations of each island to be accurate.

But if each island had equal #'s (they do not of course)

Koh Samui +25 - 10 = +15%

Koh Phangan +10 - 25 = -15%

Koh Tao +15 - 15 = 0%

Samui's growth is overstated because the other islands are underpopulated compared to S.

Tao is probaqbly growing a little bit.

Looks like Phangan will be the place for those seeking isloation/escape

[night_rider]

100% each after all island people will always be island people.

S(-.05 - .05 + .15 + .1) = S(.15)

P(.05 - .15 - .1 + .05) = P(-.15)

T(.05 + .1 -.1 - .05) = T(1)

Where i live we have three nice island.

Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.

Island people will always be island people, but some of them move for a change of scenery.

According to government statistic every year,

5% of the people of Koh Samui move to Koh Phangan,

5% from Koh Samui to Koh Tao,

15% from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui,

10% from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao,

10% from Koh Tao to Koh Samui, and

5% from Koh Tao to Koh Phangan.

In the long run, what fraction(s) of the population will live on each island?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[night_rider]

Need to know absolute or relative populations of each island to be accurate.

But if each island had equal #'s (they do not of course)

That's a valid point. Relatively would it be expressed as:

S+P+T = (S(.9)+P(.15)+T(.1)) + (P(.75)+S(.05)+T(.05)) + (T(.85)+S(.05)+P(.1))

[TizMe]

Eventually Koh Samui will have everybody living there and the other islands will be deserted.

Edited April 7, 2005 by TizMe

[gburns57au]

the same percentage as there is now....

[samran]

42

[tuky]

moved to the new Jokes and Puzzles forum

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[Khun Jean]

Knigt rider you are very very close. Try to get fractions from S+P+T = (S(.9)+P(.15)+T(.1)) + (P(.75)+S(.05)+T(.05)) + (T(.85)+S(.05)+P(.1))

The question was:

In the long run, what fraction(s) of the population will live on each island?

Answer should be like this, and for that you don't need the exact number of people on each island.

This is not the answer only the form in how it should be answered (Fractions).

Koh Samui 7/13

Koh Phangan 3/13

Koh Tao 6/13

[Maka]

Where i live we have three nice island.

Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.

Island people will always be island people, but some of them move for a change of scenery.

According to government statistic every year,

5% of the people of Koh Samui move to Koh Phangan,

5% from Koh Samui to Koh Tao,

15% from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui,

10% from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao,

10% from Koh Tao to Koh Samui, and

5% from Koh Tao to Koh Phangan.

In the long run, what fraction(s) of the population will live on each island?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In the long run: In Fractions

Koh Tao = 33.333% = 4/12 = 1/3

Koh Phangan =33.333% = 4/12 = 1/3

Kho Samui= 33.333% = 4/12 = 1/3

Edited April 9, 2005 by Maka

[Khun Jean]

Sorry Maka, that is wrong.

Night rider, care to finish your calculations, very very close.