[Rhodes22-list] How Smart Are You?

[Slim]

Mike,

You're right--they're too vague as to what they're really asking and the
word "last" is ambiguous.  I say throw that question out so my score is 10
for 10.

Slim

On 5/1/07 4:44 PM, "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> I also answered 90 minutes!  After reviewing the original question:
> 
> "A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
> How many minutes would the pills last?"
> 
> one must ask if we have enough information to answer the question.  Do we
> know how long the pills take to dissolve, metabolize or "last"?  What
> constitutes "lasting" to a pill?  There are so many unknowns that I must now
> change my answer to "Don't know", since we truly do not have enough
> information to draw a proper conclusion.
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> From: "Slim" <stevenalm at comcast.net> Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:09 PM
> 
>> It said I got 10 of 11 but they made a mistake!  They say the 3 pills last
>> 60 minutes.  That's wrong.  The first pill lasts 30 minutes, the second
>> pill
>> lasts 30 minutes (60 total) and the third pill lasts 30 minutes (total 90)
>> 
>> The question is how long the pills last, not how much time it takes to eat
>> them.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 4/30/07 2:27 PM, "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> How many can you get right?
>>> 
>>> Take this advice ...
>>> Be sure and think before you answer. Have fun, and pass it on to
>>> others.....
>>> 
>>> Click here: How Smart Are You?
>>> <http://www.mikescomputerinfo.com/inteltest.htm>
>>> 
>>> PT
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