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A Math Question for you Racers

Discussion in 'Advanced Tech Section' started by Boost Engineer, Mar 28, 2009.

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  1. mustangcobra438

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    Wow This one is tuff. Can he bend the rules. IDK im lost. Good one.
     
    mustangcobra438, Mar 31, 2009
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  2. whiteghost

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    No bending the stated rules, he has to pick one of the pieces of paper, and they both say "death", yet he walks away a minute later and the King is hopping mad!
     
    whiteghost, Mar 31, 2009
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  3. Ironworker

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    he never showed the king what it said to rule death??
     
    Ironworker, Mar 31, 2009
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  4. turbofreek

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    he choose one and flipped over the one he did not choose. ther for the king would not make himself look bad by making the prisoner to show the other in his hand. baby stuff.
     
    turbofreek, Mar 31, 2009
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  5. Ironworker

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    doh! :doh:
     
    Ironworker, Mar 31, 2009
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  6. whiteghost

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    correct on the theory, the prisoner chooses one and eats it before looking at it, leaving the king with "death". Remember, this is a sadistic, tyrannical king, he's not going to let you pick one and then touch the other one, that opens the door to more charges and a date with 4 horses that quickly will tear 3 of your limbs from your body, leaving you to spend your final living moments trailing behind one of the eager steeds on a rope. This riddle is hundreds of years old and has many variations, it and others are meant for fun, not difficulty.
     
    whiteghost, Mar 31, 2009
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  7. turbofreek

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    i figured eating it would be another answer, but didnt go that far into it. :cheers:

    is funny though
     
    turbofreek, Apr 1, 2009
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  8. gotboost89gt

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    Bottlefed70 in school A and the test is in science class
     
    gotboost89gt, Apr 1, 2009
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  9. Boost Engineer

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    Either than quiz was an easy one and well known or I need to find harder quiz questions.

    Tom Vaught
     
    Boost Engineer, Apr 1, 2009
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  10. gotboost89gt

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    What do u got ?
     
    gotboost89gt, Apr 1, 2009
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  11. mustangcobra438

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    I'll try whatever you got. I need to do some more brain training anyway. :2thumbs:
     
    mustangcobra438, Apr 2, 2009
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  12. Boost Engineer

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    Another "Easy" one for some:

    A racing car travels a course 50 miles long. Its speeds for the 4 laps are 100 mph, 100 mph, 150 mph, and 150 mph. What was the average speed of the car for the 4 laps around the course?

    Tom Vaught
     
    Boost Engineer, Apr 3, 2009
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  13. mustangcobra438

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    125mph
     
    mustangcobra438, Apr 3, 2009
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  14. Boost Engineer

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    Nope!

    Tom Vaught
     
    Boost Engineer, Apr 3, 2009
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  15. Chevalade

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    125 mph

    100 + 100 + 150 + 150 = 500/4 = 125.

    Edited for correction.
     
    Chevalade, Apr 3, 2009
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  16. nealysa

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    Not in Earth math.
     
    nealysa, Apr 3, 2009
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  17. Chevalade

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    Yer right....it is 125....so why is that not the answer....too tired to be doing math this late at nite.
     
    Chevalade, Apr 3, 2009
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  18. turbofreek

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    haha
     
    turbofreek, Apr 3, 2009
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  19. nealysa

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    It says speed, but I wonder the car must accelerate or if velocity is wanted or how much time between laps.
     
    nealysa, Apr 4, 2009
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  20. Grape Ape

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    Here's a pretty easy one:

    You have a pyramid 5" tall. You want to up scale it but it must weigh the exact same so you decide to make a new pyramid out of a material 1/8 as dense. How tall do you make the new pyramid so it weighs exactly the same as the original.

    This was part of my 9 year old daughters home work that I just checked over, she got it right. Are you smarter than a 4th grader?
     
    Grape Ape, Apr 4, 2009
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