Here's a math problem that most won't get correct

[BASEHEAD]

A plane travels at a speed of 400 miles per hour for 1200 miles, and then returns by the same route at a speed of 300 miles per hour. What is the average speed for the total trip?

 

[goodcall]

343

 

[WCBias]

40's the new 20.

Cool, is 41 the new 21?

 

[BASEHEAD]

343

Good job...I dont require mathematical equations.

 

[BASEHEAD]

Cool, is 41 the new 21?

32 the new 12?

 

[WCBias]

32 the new 12?

I don't care how old you are, every man has a little bit 12 in them. See, I just farted

 

[levistep]

My performance was woefully mediocre on the SATs, and I'm not being modest either.

I'm just saying, if you can figure out how much your take-home pay is after taxes considering your tax bracket when you get a promotion or a new job, that's more important to me than the question you posed. Obviously if you can do your first question you can answer my question as well. But I wouldn't care if someone couldn't answer your question, just because it's never applicable to real-life situations. My question? Sort of. I can't think of a better one, I just woke up in a drunken haze and I'm dumb to begin with so I'll work on a good one.

If you can ice 5 homeys in 5 minutes, 10 homeys in 7 minutes, and 20 homeys in 12 minutes, how many homeys could you ice in 35 minutes?

 

[Ataraxy]

If you can ice 5 homeys in 5 minutes, 10 homeys in 7 minutes, and 20 homeys in 12 minutes, how many homeys could you ice in 35 minutes?

This is a tough one. The first 5 minutes start off very slowly only killing 1 homie per minute. Then in the next 2 minutes, I kill 5 more homies, or 2.5 homies per minute. The next 5 minutes I kill 10 more homies, but only at a ratio of 2 homies per minute, so I seem to be tiring out after my 2 minute spree. At that rate, I think that I could ice approximately 56 homies in 35 minutes.

:shoota:

 

[quantumleap]

Not only that, but if you are able to solve these problems then you'll be able to do real life math problems. Either way, why are you hating Dsethi? I bet you got like a 1500+ on the SAT, but you want to seem cool by bashing on it.

I don't see him hating on Dsethi. Where do you get that idea? I read it that he was explaining about how universities work, not that Dsethi was an idiot.

 

[nthn345]

342.85

 

[Data]

A plane travels at a speed of 400 miles per hour for 1200 miles, and then returns by the same route at a speed of 300 miles per hour. What is the average speed for the total trip?

"total trip" must be defined. Depending on its definition the answer is either 342.85 or 0.

 

[steaktartar]

This is a tough one. The first 5 minutes start off very slowly only killing 1 homie per minute. Then in the next 2 minutes, I kill 5 more homies, or 2.5 homies per minute. The next 5 minutes I kill 10 more homies, but only at a ratio of 2 homies per minute, so I seem to be tiring out after my 2 minute spree. At that rate, I think that I could ice approximately 56 homies in 35 minutes.

:shoota:

55.375 i got so good answer

 

[Ataraxy]

342.85

technically 342.857143 miles per hour is the correct answer

:thumbsup:

 

[Ataraxy]

55.375 i got so good answer

:toast: It was a coin flip between 55 and 56, should have gone with 55.

 

[steaktartar]

:toast: It was a coin flip between 55 and 56, should have gone with 55.

i was gonna show my work but paper all messed up with cigar ash and red wine spills

 

[JTrotter]

If you can ice 5 homeys in 5 minutes, 10 homeys in 7 minutes, and 20 homeys in 12 minutes, how many homeys could you ice in 35 minutes?

12 minutes - 20 iced
12 minutes - 20 more iced
7 minutes - 10 more iced
4 minutes - 4 more iced
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35 minutes - 54 homies iced