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The Math Question That Went Viral
The Atlantic ^
| April 14, 2015
| Terrence F. Ross
Posted on 04/16/2015 9:29:47 AM PDT by QT3.14
One word problem from a Singaporean school exam briefly became the talk of the Internet last weekend....[Snip]... The puzzle went viral across the country, with people ranging from perplexed adults to eager teenagers grappling with the simple question: "So when is Cheryl's birthday?"
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: education; logic; math
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:29:47 AM PDT
by
QT3.14
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:30:27 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:31:38 AM PDT
by
zek157
To: QT3.14
42. I believe the answer is always 42 or all of the above. :)
To: QT3.14
To: QT3.14
I get the part where they eliminate duplicate days, but that still leaves two dates to choose.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:34:24 AM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: zek157
Incorrect. Think about what she told whom and the order in which she told them.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:34:27 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: zek157
Why? What’s the logic involved?
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:34:35 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: QT3.14
Sadly Cheryl has no birthday because her parents had her aborted.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:35:07 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: QT3.14
My answer is, Cheryl is an a-hole.
She could have just told them when her birthday was.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:36:07 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
To: Kartographer
I like this question better.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:36:07 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
To: Kartographer
I like this question better.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:36:08 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
To: ConservativeMan55
Bernard was only told the day. If he was told "19" then he knows the birthday because there is only one "19" on the list, May 19.
Albert was only told the month, so that is of no help because each month has at least two possibilities. But if Bernard says he now knows, then Albert also can guess May 19.
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:36:47 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: ConservativeMan55
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:36:53 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:38:14 AM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: QT3.14
Who killed Laura Palmer
Who shot JR?
Is the truth really out there?
To: Yo-Yo
That’s what I thought. Is is correct lol?
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:39:10 AM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: QT3.14
I haven’t look up the answer yet, but I’m trying to solve it using probability and looking for patterns...which is just me overdoing it.
To: Yo-Yo
There’s only one 18 in there as well...
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:41:04 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
04/16/2015 9:41:22 AM PDT
by
navyguy
(The National Reset Button is pushed with the trigger finger.)
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