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jajdude
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: How many 6 packs for 99 beers? |
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The Show: 1 vs 100
The Question: How many six packs does it take to put 99 bottles of beer on the wall?
A. More than 15
B. Exactly 15
C. Less than 15
20 people out of 100 got it wrong. (One cute girl who got it wrong explained, "I'm a wine drinker, I don't drink beer, he he he")
Brilliant stuff. |
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merlot
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: I tried to contain myself but I escaped.
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24 bottles of beer in a case, 24 hours in a day...coincidence? -- I don't think so...
As for the question--It's Friday afternoon in Central America and my brain is disengaged for the weekend... |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: How many 6 packs for 99 beers? |
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| jajdude wrote: |
The Show: 1 vs 100
The Question: How many six packs does it take to put 99 bottles of beer on the wall?
A. More than 15
B. Exactly 15
C. Less than 15
20 people out of 100 got it wrong. (One cute girl who got it wrong explained, "I'm a wine drinker, I don't drink beer, he he he")
Brilliant stuff. |
My brother asked me today to instantly answer this question: what is 13 divided by 97? I said, "Uh.. about 0.15." He snobbishly laughed, pointing out that it's closer to 0.135. The shame! 
Anyway, the answer to that question is 6. |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
The Show: 1 vs 100
The Question: How many six packs does it take to put 99 bottles of beer on the wall?
A. More than 15
B. Exactly 15
C. Less than 15
20 people out of 100 got it wrong. (One cute girl who got it wrong explained, "I'm a wine drinker, I don't drink beer, he he he")
Brilliant stuff. |
My brother asked me today to instantly answer this question: what is 13 divided by 97? I said, "Uh.. about 0.15." He snobbishly laughed, pointing out that it's closer to 0.135. The shame!
Anyway, the answer to that question is 6. |
Don't tell your brother, but you got the answer wrong. It's how many 6 packs, not how man cases of 24 bottles. It's easy, actually. Just divide 99 by 3 and then divide the answer by 2. (99/3)=33. (33/2)= 16.5 six packs. |
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waltjocketty
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| It's easy, actually. Just divide 99 by 3 and then divide the answer by 2. (99/3)=33. (33/2)= 16.5 six packs. |
Or you could just divide 99 by 6.... |
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Buff
Joined: 07 Apr 2004
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The more important question is: "Where are you downloading new episodes of 1 vs. 100?"
I can only find the first episode. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
The Show: 1 vs 100
The Question: How many six packs does it take to put 99 bottles of beer on the wall?
A. More than 15
B. Exactly 15
C. Less than 15
20 people out of 100 got it wrong. (One cute girl who got it wrong explained, "I'm a wine drinker, I don't drink beer, he he he")
Brilliant stuff. |
My brother asked me today to instantly answer this question: what is 13 divided by 97? I said, "Uh.. about 0.15." He snobbishly laughed, pointing out that it's closer to 0.135. The shame!
Anyway, the answer to that question is 6. |
Don't tell your brother, but you got the answer wrong. It's how many 6 packs, not how man cases of 24 bottles. It's easy, actually. Just divide 99 by 3 and then divide the answer by 2. (99/3)=33. (33/2)= 16.5 six packs. |
haha, never fails.. |
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blackjack
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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The way i worked it out was 6*10=60+6*5=90+6=96 which means more than 15
your way seems much easier |
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Richard Krainium
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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HapKi
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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the way the question is worded, just do 15 x 6 pack. Answer is less than 99. Therefore, answer is "more than 15."
No need to figure it out exactly, just go with what they give you. |
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dogshed
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Doesn't it depend on how many you drink? |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: |
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| waltjocketty wrote: |
| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| It's easy, actually. Just divide 99 by 3 and then divide the answer by 2. (99/3)=33. (33/2)= 16.5 six packs. |
Or you could just divide 99 by 6.... |
That would have involved pulling out a pen and paper. My method is simpler and faster.
PS. You could have also done: (60/6)+(39/6) (a variation of the Euclidean Division Method that I sometimes use when dividing small numbers in my head).
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| HapKi wrote: |
the way the question is worded, just do 15 x 6 pack. Answer is less than 99. Therefore, answer is "more than 15."
No need to figure it out exactly, just go with what they give you. |
Yeah, you're right. That's what I do on IQ tests (another hint: start calculating from the left if you notice that the first few digits in the multiple choice answers are different while the last ones are similar. It will save you precious seconds.). |
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willneverteachagain
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| why would it depend on how many u drink? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| willneverteachagain wrote: |
| why would it depend on how many u drink? |
Obviously dogshed does not understand elementary math. You should explain to him that math does not change, irregardlessably of (in)sobriety. Perhaps, post an equation? |
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