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Mother & Daughter (At Cross Purposes in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Last Specter.
Puzzle
- US Version
A mother and daughter have become separated from one another. As shown below, the streets in their village form a perfect grid. The mother is at point A, and the daughter is at point F.
Walking the same speed, the mother takes the red path from point A to F and back, and the daughter takes the yellow path from point F to A and back. They start at the same time and won't stop walking until they find each other.
At which point, A - F, will they reunite?
- UK Version
A mother and her daughter have got separated in a village in which the streets form a perfect grid. They anxiously start looking for each other.
The mother starts at point A and takes the red path between A and F. The daughter starts at point F and follows the yellow path between F and A. Both walk at the same speed and will go back and forth until they find each other.
At which point do mother and daughter reunite? Choose a point from A to F.
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
- US Version
Too bad!
It takes patience to track two paths at the same time.
- UK Version
Too bad.
It takes patience to track two paths at the same time.
Correct
- US Version
Correct!
They'll eventually find each other at point E, while the mother is on her second round-trip and the daughter is on her third.
- UK Version
That's right!
The mother and daughter meet at point E.
The two are reunited while the mother is on her second round trip and the daughter on her third round trip.
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