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Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> I have hard time parsing that question.
>
> It *is* messed up. The usual question is something like
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> You have a race two miles long. For the first mile, one car goes 60MPH
> and the other goes 30MPH. How fast does the other car have to go to
> finish the race at the same time as the one going 60MPH?
>
In the time it takes the second car to go one mile, the first car
finishes the race.
...Chambers
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Chambers wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>> I have hard time parsing that question.
>>
>> It *is* messed up. The usual question is something like
>>
>> You have a race two miles long. For the first mile, one car goes 60MPH
>> and the other goes 30MPH. How fast does the other car have to go to
>> finish the race at the same time as the one going 60MPH?
>>
>
> In the time it takes the second car to go one mile, the first car
> finishes the race.
That's the trick question. Of course, this one was poorly worded, because I
said "for the first mile" and I intended that to refer to the faster car. If
it refers to the slower car, yes, it's a trick question. It shows whether
you actually think before you answer. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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