If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long will it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
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If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long will it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
5 minutes? [emoji848][emoji15]
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Originally Posted by LRT
That link is dated from 2011. Any progress since then? Looks like a sound (pun intended) concept.
Yep
Only reason I asked is because the EcoMotors link didn’t work and wiki said they are defunct. I was wondering if anyone had carried on with it.
EcoMotors - Wikipedia
Very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by grey_ghost
Each machine takes 5 minutes to make a widget. Therefore the number of machines and widgets is irrelevant.
Whatever the number, they still take 5 minutes to make.
I actually got that wrong at first myself, so I learnt something about logical thinking.
The question is written in a way that people will (logically) jump to a conclusion of 100 monutes... Lol
I did the three questions in that quiz and got them all right.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Illogically.Quote:
Originally Posted by grey_ghost
I didn’t look at the date - that’s a bit old...Quote:
Originally Posted by cripesamighty
Isn’t that a matter of interpretation? [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover