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Can you solve these three easy questions?
01 Feb 2015 16:28 #179641
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5 minutes. 47 days. . 05 cents.
It only takes a machine 5 minutes to make a thing, the trick with the question is that the machines aren't implied to work in succession but the reader could make that assumption. It only takes a machine 5 minutes to make 1 thing.
If the number of lily pads doubles each day, that means that if you have X lily pads on one day, there were X/2 lily pads the previous day.
Then, if the whole pond is covered on day 48, there were half as many the day before (day 47), which means they would cover half the pond.
the pen just has to be 1.00 more than the pencil. That's the trick.. 05 pencil, and a pen which is 1.00 more is 1.05. The sum of both is 1.10.
It only takes a machine 5 minutes to make a thing, the trick with the question is that the machines aren't implied to work in succession but the reader could make that assumption. It only takes a machine 5 minutes to make 1 thing.
If the number of lily pads doubles each day, that means that if you have X lily pads on one day, there were X/2 lily pads the previous day.
Then, if the whole pond is covered on day 48, there were half as many the day before (day 47), which means they would cover half the pond.
the pen just has to be 1.00 more than the pencil. That's the trick.. 05 pencil, and a pen which is 1.00 more is 1.05. The sum of both is 1.10.
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01 Feb 2015 17:27 #179648
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Well I got all the answers right, but I'm ashamed at how long it took me to figure out number 3! I knew it wasn't 10 cents but it took me a couple of minutes to realise what the answer was
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01 Feb 2015 17:39 #179650
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01 Feb 2015 17:55 #179656
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Fun! I had algebra in my head for the first time in years.
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01 Feb 2015 17:59 #179658
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I feel so smart... hahahaha. I haven't done math in a while! Was fun.
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01 Feb 2015 18:23 #179665
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Was that maths ? :ohmy:
Hold on then ... I've got to go back and get them wrong. :S
Hold on then ... I've got to go back and get them wrong. :S
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01 Feb 2015 18:31 #179666
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I used to do advanced calculus with my eyes shut. If there's anything I've learned, math is not even math once you get to a high enough level. lol.
I used to do advanced calculus with my eyes shut. If there's anything I've learned, math is not even math once you get to a high enough level. lol.
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01 Mar 2015 03:27 #182821
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OMG i made it
hurray for me!
hurray for me!
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01 Mar 2015 11:53 #182824
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I "missed" the last one because I didnt remember that it was money, and simply stated the number...
lol...
I "missed" the last one because I didnt remember that it was money, and simply stated the number...
lol...
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01 Mar 2015 17:11 #182833
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I got in trouble for that all the time in Physics. I would get my quiz back with points off I didn't recognize. Then I facepalmed because I left the damned units off! *shakes fist at the air*
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