Posted on 01/11/2022 7:58:27 AM PST by SouthernClaire
"Kids reportedly have no difficulty with the train problem, but adults aren't faring so well. The puzzle was designed for the fresh eyes of 6 and 7 year olds, so maybe all of us grownups are just overcomplicating things!
"Check out the problem below, and let us know if you were able to solve it!"
There were some people on a train. 19 people get off the train at the first stop. 17 people get on the train. Now there are 63 people on the train. How many people were on the train to begin with?
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Well seems the trick there is to not accidently count an instance of passengers getting on and off as a stop. So if I counted carefully enough there were four mentioned. But then a pedantic ad hoc interpretation might be that there may be other unmentioned stops so that the answer is at least four. I kind of like challenging logic problems more.
So glad it’s not math because we all know math is racisss.
It took me less than three seconds to solve this correctly. I call BS.
This sounds like one of those Facebook memes designed to collect accounts
Does that include the Conductor and Engineer
I knew someone with answer “42”, Bubba_Leroy. If the world were fair, you’d win a prize.
So, did you have a problem with this math problem? If so, perhaps it’s an indication of a meth problem. 😋
Kids up to those in their late 20's say I gave them too much.
I tell them it is magic; tender in what I gave them and I will get two quarter back.
They are flabbergasted that my change back is $0.50.
*How did you do that?
Me: I did go to school.
Going into a coma before the job is done completely?
some people
Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?
Where can you buy a whole pie for six bucks....
I had seniors who couldn’t work Ohm’s Law problems.
Before or after they exhumed Grant's body and replaced it with another?
Hi.
Easy peezy...
But I say the way the problem was stated was incorrect.
Nobody got on the train because it was NYC and they are in lockdown.
Where is my dunce cap...?
5.56mm
LOL. I still have to work out 5 minus 3 on my fingers. I still get it wrong half the time. No meth involved, just ignance.
Dang good response, M Kehoe!
Nope. It really is straightforward with no trickery involved.
Cheap pizza that has not tried to kill me by food poisoning...Little Caesar.
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