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How Long Has He Got Left?
Quentin is a man who writes puzzle books. His editor gives him a task for his next book. He must produce 500 puzzles in the space of 80 days. He has created 300 puzzles already. However he has been working slower than normal, producing an average of 15 puzzles for every 4 days. How fast will Quentin have to work now to get the book finished on time?
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Quentin will never get the book in on time. He is on his 80th day. If he has been producing 15 puzzles for 4 days then, 15*(80/4)=300.Hide Answer Show Answer
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The way I read it, he had 80 days from now! He'd have to 10 every 4 days to make it.
make 10 a day
Nice and easy, the way i like it! Thanks QM!
Nice and easy, the way i like it! Thanks QM!
yyeeaahh!!!! I got it! Real easy one.
I agree with boodler. It's unclear when the time starts. Does it start now and he already has 300 done, so that he only needs 200 more? Did it start a while ago and since then he has made 300 at a rate of 15 every 4 days?
If he has completed 300 and has five days to finish, he'll have to work like a dog to do 40 on each of the last 5 days!
The question wasn't whether he could finish at the same pace, but at what pace he'd need to work to finish.
The question wasn't whether he could finish at the same pace, but at what pace he'd need to work to finish.
Mar 09, 2006
it says nothing about 5 days left
I finally got one right!!!!!!!
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