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I'm just sayin'. -MMM- On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:59 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No. > I posted it on a Mensa group. An engineer and an insurance exec tried it > and got the wrong answer. A physicist got it right. > Gerry > > Curly McLain wrote: > > >Are Mensans exempt from having to answer this? If so, sign me up. > > > > > >On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:02 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > > >mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > archer asks: > > >> > > Can you solve this crocodile maths question? > > >> ---------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > As the pass mark for a Scottish Higher Maths exam is lowered, one > > >> question is highlighted as particularly challenging. > > >> > > >> > > The question required students to calculate the amount of time it > > >> would take the crocodile to reach its prey. > > >> > > > > >> > > At the time, more than 14,000 people signed two online petitions > > >> calling for the exam board to take into account the difficulty of the > > >> question, while students took to social media to vent their > frustration. > > >> > > > > >> > > Can you answer the crocodile maths question? Watch this video > for the > > >> solution. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03468/crocodile-exam-que_3468274b.jpg > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11921671/Can-you-answer-the-tricky-crocodile-maths-question-that-left-students-in-tears.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4447/10808 - Release Date: > 10/12/15 > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
