Chapter Thirty Primary School Math Olympiad Questions

  Chen Fei took a closer look and found that two oil sellers on the street were arguing incessantly. After arguing for half a day, neither of them could convince the other, and both of their faces turned red with anger.

  Xiao Su happened to pass by here and, out of curiosity, stared blankly.

  After watching for half a day, he finally understood that these two people were partners in selling oil. Because of disagreements, they decided to split up and each buy their own.

  So the two of them were preparing to divide the remaining ten kilograms of oil in the barrel equally and go their separate ways, but who knew something went wrong.

  Neither of them was willing to be taken advantage of, so they continued to argue over the uneven distribution of oil.

  Xiao Su stood by, carefully examining the two people in front of him. He saw that they didn't have a scale, only a 3-catty oil gourd and a 7-catty ceramic pot. They kept pouring back and forth with the oil bucket, neither side satisfied, so they started quarreling.

  ……

  After learning about the situation, Chen Fei imitated Ye Xuan and rubbed his chin, hoping to come up with a good solution like his big brother Ye Xuan, but reality is often cruel...

  Chen Fei thought for half a day and couldn't think of any way, so he decided to give up and stood quietly on the side, wanting to see what Xiao Su was capable of, and whether he had any method to accurately separate the oil.

  Xiao Su stood silently in front of the two oil sellers who refused to give in, looking at the oil barrels, pottery jars and gourds in front of him, without saying a word, just thinking deeply on one side.

  Suddenly a bright light flashed before his eyes, Xiao Su revealed a confident smile, and then said loudly: "You don't have to quarrel, there is no scale, but it can be divided evenly!"

  Everyone did not believe that, thinking Xiao Su was bragging. However, since Xiao Su was an officer of the Ye family army, no one dared to say it out loud, but they still revealed a distrustful expression.

  Facing these questioning gazes, Xiao Su did not mind, he simply raised his hand and said to the two oil sellers: "You watch closely."

  Then, in front of everyone, Xiao Su immediately took action and, as expected, soon divided the oil fairly. The two oil sellers were also very satisfied with Xiao Su's judgment.

  ……

  Chen Fei saw this scene and was extremely surprised. He couldn't help but pat his own chest to comfort himself, saying: "This stinky little kid is nothing special, if my big brother Ye Xuan were here, humph!"

  "Ah, General Chen, you're also here, what a coincidence! Did you see my distribution method earlier? How about it now, do you understand the principle of 'three hundred and sixty lines, every line produces a champion' now? At least in math, I'm absolutely confident!"

  Just as Chen Fei was comforting himself, Xiao Su's complacent voice came from behind.

  Chen Fei had never been too fond of Xiao Su, a literary man. Moreover, last time Xiao Su actually dared to confront his brother Ye Xuan face-to-face, which made him very unhappy. However, since Ye Xuan specifically instructed Chen Fei to fully support Xiao Su's logistics work and not to make things difficult for him, he had no choice but to comply.

  In addition, Chen Fei is also a person who distinguishes between light and heavy, knowing that some personal emotions cannot be put on the job, otherwise Chen Fei would not have been able to form the embryonic form of the Ye family army when Ye Xuan was not around. Although it is just an embryonic form, in this chaotic world, especially in a situation where one has nothing, being able to develop to this extent is also extremely difficult.

  As for Chen Fei's ability, Ye Xuan is also very affirmative. He once said that apart from being brave and fierce, Chen Fei's ability in general work is also extremely strong. If he were to put himself in Chen Fei's shoes, with nothing at all, he absolutely couldn't do more than Chen Fei did.

  "If I hadn't met Chen Fei, perhaps in this lifetime, Ye Xuan would have accomplished nothing."

  Ye Xuan's evaluation can be said to be extremely high, from which it can be seen that Chen Fei is absolutely able to distinguish between public and private matters and will not frame Xiao Su.

  Although that's the case, nobody is perfect, and Chen Fei still had some resentment towards Xiao Su, so he never gave him a good look.

  ……

  After hearing Xiao Su's words, although Chen Fei had almost conceded in his heart, if he admitted it, he would definitely lose face. So Chen Fei coldly snorted and said: "What's there to be proud of? You thought for half a day before coming up with this, how embarrassing! And you still have the nerve to show off in front of General Ben! If Big Brother were here, he'd think of a way to solve this problem instantly!"

  Having heard Chen Fei's sarcasm, Xiao Su's face immediately turned iron blue, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak for half a day. Finally, after holding back for half a day, he said: "The general is good at fighting, but in math, although not bad, it's still a little bit worse. Don't believe me? Let's go to the general together and have him test us on this problem!"

  Chen Fei saw Xiao Su's body trembling with anger, and he secretly delighted in it. However, on the surface, he remained expressionless and said nonchalantly: "Go ahead and go, but let's make one thing clear first - whoever loses will have to shout 'I am a pig' three times in front of all the soldiers."

  Xiao Su heard this and was taken aback at first, then gritted his teeth and said: "Alright, it's settled! I'll wait for Chen to make a big show of himself when he loses!"

  "We'll talk after I win." Chen Fei said with a cold hum, the two of them ignored each other and stormed towards Ye Xuan's residence...

  After listening to both of their accounts, Ye Xuan helplessly shook his head before asking what the question was.

  When he heard Xiao Su finish the topic, looking at Xiao Su's complacent expression, Ye Xuan almost laughed out loud, because this math problem had been done countless times when he was in elementary school. At this time, Ye Xuan also looked forward to Xiao Su's expression later on.

  Although he was thrilled in his heart, he still had to put on a show, so Ye Xuan furrowed his brow and rubbed his chin.

  Looking at Ye Xuan's tightly locked eyebrows, Xiao Su had already cracked his mouth and looked at Chen Fei, only to be stared back by Chen Fei.

  Xiao Su looked at Ye Xuan with a provocative gaze after being rejected, but this time, Xiao Su's smile froze on his face as he looked away.

  Ye Xuan was smiling at him with a serious expression, and suddenly Xiao Su felt a ominous premonition rising in his heart...

  Before Xiao Su could speak, Ye Xuan smiled and said: "I know the answer, but Brother Xiao's method should be to first use the oil gourd to fill three times, for a total of 9 catties. After filling the 7-catty vase, there are still 2 catties left in the oil gourd. Then pour the 7 catties from the vase back into the oil bucket, so now there are 8 catties of oil in the oil bucket. Next, pour all 2 catties of oil from the oil gourd into the vase. Finally, use an empty gourd to fill up (3 catties) from the oil bucket and pour it into the vase. In this way, the remaining oil in the oil bucket and the oil in the vase are exactly 5 catties each. Both parties get one, and what they get is completely equal."

  Hehe, Ye Mo is not talented, I think Brother Bi Shuo's thinking speed must be much faster than Ye Mo's.

  Seeing Ye Xuan's playful expression, Xiao Su now had a mind to die...