jayborne
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Post by jayborne on Feb 12, 2009 10:32:14 GMT -8
"If a crab and a half weigh a pound and a half, but the half crab weighs as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh?"
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Post by Matt on Feb 12, 2009 11:11:42 GMT -8
First of all, this brain teaser was not even executed properly. The language is vague and the so-called "solution" is counterintuitive. Of course 0.6 and 0.9 equal 1.5, but NOTHING in the problem suggests the crabs would be these weights as opposed to any other weights (such as, say, 1 and 0.5). The PROPER SOLUTION to this problem should be 1.5 pounds. Let's disect the problem: supposing a crab and a half weighs a pound and a half would suggest a crab weighs one pound and likewise, half the crab weighs half a pound. The next criteria validates this assumption when it says the half crab weighs half as much as the whole crab. The "solution" does not satisfy this criteria. At the end, the brain teaser asks for the total weight of "half the whole crab" (half a pound) and "the whole of the half crab" (a pound). This gives us 1.5 pounds.
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Post by James on Feb 12, 2009 13:52:47 GMT -8
rofl at matts answer
bl jay
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Post by jayborne on Feb 13, 2009 15:28:03 GMT -8
First of all, this brain teaser was not even executed properly. The language is vague and the so-called "solution" is counterintuitive. Of course 0.6 and 0.9 equal 1.5, but NOTHING in the problem suggests the crabs would be these weights as opposed to any other weights (such as, say, 1 and 0.5). The PROPER SOLUTION to this problem should be 1.5 pounds. Let's disect the problem: supposing a crab and a half weighs a pound and a half would suggest a crab weighs one pound and likewise, half the crab weighs half a pound. The next criteria validates this assumption when it says the half crab weighs half as much as the whole crab. The "solution" does not satisfy this criteria. At the end, the brain teaser asks for the total weight of "half the whole crab" (half a pound) and "the whole of the half crab" (a pound). This gives us 1.5 pounds. SMH @ me posting this in both leagues and someone quoting this blog where the question is phrased slightly differently, to the point where the answer isn't even close to right.
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Post by Matt on Feb 13, 2009 15:47:14 GMT -8
You can thank Google.
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Post by jayborne on Feb 13, 2009 18:35:47 GMT -8
Thanks google.
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