Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site petsd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!petsd!joe From: joe@petsd.UUCP (Joe Orost) Newsgroups: net.puzzle,net.jokes Subject: Re: a good interview question (the solution) Message-ID: <463@petsd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 16:23:29 EST Article-I.D.: petsd.463 Posted: Fri Mar 8 16:23:29 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:04:26 EST References: <302@ssc-bee.UUCP> Reply-To: joe@petsd.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Followup-To: net.puzzle Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J. Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.puzzle:580 net.jokes:11266 Summary: Distribution: Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J. Keywords: In article <302@ssc-bee.UUCP> thill@ssc-bee.UUCP (Tom Hill) writes: > You have to travel from town A. to town B. The distance > between the two towns is 2 miles. If you drive 30 mph for the > first mile, how fast do you have to drive the second mile in > order to average 60 mph? > >It can be tricky if you don't think about it. Your right about that. I thought about it and here is the answer: It can't be done. Explanation: In order to average 60 mph, you must travel 1 mile in 1 minute. Therefore, you must travel the 2 miles in 2 minutes. But, you have already taken 2 minutes to travel the first mile, so even if you go "faster than greased lightning" in the second mile, you won't make the 60mph average.