Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for May 28, 2000
May 27, 2000
May 29, 2000
Transcript:
1. Carol is taking a math test. There are 10 questions which take 30 seconds each: 15 questions which take 40 seconds each; and 12 questions which take two minutes each. Carol pauses for 5 seconds between questions. In addition, he sharpens his pencil twice, which take 20 seconds each time. The test begins promptly at 10:00am. When Carol hands in his completed test, what time it is? ??? NATE: YAAAAAH!
I have no idea how you guys got your answers, but I got 10:42 and 40 seconds.Proof:
10 * 30 = 300 seconds = 5 minutes.15 * 40 = 600 seconds = 10 minutes.12 * 120 = 1440 seconds = 24 minutes.
There are 36 gaps between the questions (not 37).
5 * 36 = 180 seconds = 3 minutes.2 * 20 = 40 seconds
5 minutes + 10 minutes + 24 minutes + 3 minutes + 40 seconds = 42 minutes and 40 seconds.
Test starts at 10:00 precisely.
So, Carl hands in his test at 10:42 and 40 seconds.