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Post by greyelephant on Mar 5, 2009 20:04:58 GMT -5
Let's see who can come up with the correct answer first to this riddle.
5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. With that in mind, how many cats would it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
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Post by benman on Mar 5, 2009 20:10:37 GMT -5
100 cats?
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Post by ionicdesign on Mar 5, 2009 20:12:12 GMT -5
Let's see who can come up with the correct answer first to this riddle. 5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. With that in mind, how many cats would it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes? Depends whether each cat caught 5 mice or the 5 in total caught 5 mice.
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Post by Radar on Mar 6, 2009 1:53:45 GMT -5
Depending on the interpretation of the question as ID stated, either one cat or five of them. Or just one good Mousetrap.
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 6, 2009 7:31:40 GMT -5
That would be the obvious answer, but nope, not correct. If that was the case 100 cats would catch a lot more than 100 mice.
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 6, 2009 7:34:04 GMT -5
Let's see who can come up with the correct answer first to this riddle. 5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. With that in mind, how many cats would it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes? Depends whether each cat caught 5 mice or the 5 in total caught 5 mice. Don't over-analyze it. Let's not assume that one of these cats is less of a mouser than his brethren. 5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes. So with that in mind, how many cats would it take to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes.
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Post by benman on Mar 6, 2009 8:14:06 GMT -5
Ha! I got it it's 1 cat.
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 6, 2009 8:29:43 GMT -5
You're close! Try again and think a little bit harder.
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Post by benman on Mar 6, 2009 8:32:25 GMT -5
5 cats
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Post by malform on Mar 6, 2009 9:34:52 GMT -5
It is 5 cats.
In a 100 minute span, 1 of those 5 cats will catch 20 mice, so... Pretty simple I think.
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 6, 2009 15:37:48 GMT -5
It is 5 cats. In a 100 minute span, 1 of those 5 cats will catch 20 mice, so... Pretty simple I think. Indeed. Congrats to Benman who actually posted the correct answer first. Next one. Look at a digital clock and tell me how many times 3 or more of the exact same numbers apear IN A ROW in a day. You can't have a different number in between the three numbers. Example 3:33 - Correct 11:01 - Incorrect Take A.M. and P.M. into account.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 0:31:22 GMT -5
Look at a digital clock and tell me how many times 3 or more of the exact same numbers apear IN A ROW in a day. You can't have a different number in between the three numbers. Example 3:33 - Correct 11:01 - Incorrect Take A.M. and P.M. into account. 12 times?
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 7, 2009 10:02:28 GMT -5
Look at a digital clock and tell me how many times 3 or more of the exact same numbers apear IN A ROW in a day. You can't have a different number in between the three numbers. Example 3:33 - Correct 11:01 - Incorrect Take A.M. and P.M. into account. 12 times? Good guess, but much larger. Don't forget your AM-PM.
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Post by greyelephant on Mar 7, 2009 13:00:23 GMT -5
No more takers? How disappointing.
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Post by buttersstotch on Mar 7, 2009 13:53:53 GMT -5
1:11a 2:22a 3:33a 4:44a 5:55a 10:00a 11:10a 11:11a 11:12a 11:13a 11:14a 11:15a 11:16a 11:17a 11:18a 11:19a 12:22a 1:11p 2:22p 3:33p 4:44p 5:55p 10:00p 11:10p 11:11p 11:11p 11:12p 11:13p 11:14p 11:15p 11:16p 11:17p 11:18p 11:19p 12:22p
I'm guessing 36.
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