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Re: Math challenge
Posted:
Sep 3, 2010 10:32 AM
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On Sep 3, 10:21 am, George Herold <gher...@teachspin.com> wrote:
> On Sep 2, 2:42 pm, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > On Sep 2, Joe Snod <joe.s...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > How many railroad cars of gravel would it take to fill the lower 9th
> > > ward to sea level?
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> > During job interviews, Microsoft used to present brain
> > twisters to candidates (maybe still do), looking for
> > ingenuity, resourcefulness, etc.
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> > One item: "How would you move Mt. Fuji?"
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> > You are an interviewee. How do you answer?
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> > --
> > Rich
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> Sorry I don't know the area of the 9th ward nor it's hieght above or
> below sea level.
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> But if I wanted to rasie the height by say 10 feet I'd guess about 200
> rail cars per acre. (Assuming a rail car is about 10'x10'x20')
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> George H.
Ahh moving mount Fuji, My wife claims that I sometimes "make the
earth move for her", so I would book a second honeymoon on Mount Fuji
and we would keep at it till it moved.
George H.
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