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From: peterb@pbear.UUCP
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Subject: Re: a good interview question
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Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 02:59:35 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 10 02:59:35 1985
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	Ok, The problem:

	town a to town b is two miles. first mile is travelled at 30 mph

	question: what speed is needed to average 60 mph.


	First mile is travelled at 30 mph, or 2 minute miles. 2 miles@60 is 2
minutes, so no matter what speed you travel at, you can not get 60mph
average.

	So if you are asked this question (as I was in an interview), some
possible answers to keep in your head are:

	1)      Indeterminate. (division by 0)
	2)      Infinite.
	3)      What do I care, math and marketing don't mix! :-)


					Peter Barada
					ima!Pbear!peterb