Re: "Time for Striking"

Simon Tatham said:

Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Let the time taken for the bell to ring be B.
Let the interval between rings be I.

For four bells, the total time taken is B + 3(B + I).

But the puzzle talked about the time taken for the clock to
_strike_. I put it to you that immediately after the last ring has
started, the clock has finished all the actual striking, regardless
of how long the bell continues to resonate.

Fine - let the time taken for the clock to strike be B, and the time between
the end of one strike and the start of the next be I.

It's a valid correction, Simon, but it doesn't change the outcome.

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