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Bubr Posted 22 years ago
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Cutlets rush
That's another one from a junior school mathbook. The answer is purely mathematical (i.e. unapplicable
A cook is preparing cutlets. Each cutlet needs to be fried 5 minutes on one side, 5 minutes on the other. There is room for exactly 4 cutlets on the cook's frying pan. What is the MINIMAL time for preparing 6 cutlets?
A cook is preparing cutlets. Each cutlet needs to be fried 5 minutes on one side, 5 minutes on the other. There is room for exactly 4 cutlets on the cook's frying pan. What is the MINIMAL time for preparing 6 cutlets?
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No rush if you use two frying pans! 1+1= 2. Dead easy in ten minutes you have them all fried!
- No rush if you use two frying pans!
- 1+1= 2.
- Dead easy in ten minutes you have them all fried!
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No rush if you use two frying pans! 1+1= 2. Dead easy in ten minutes you have them all fried!
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Ok, have to admit that it doesn't contradict to the data I provided. Free way of thinking is a great advantage, maj!
But the trouble is that in the original task only 1 frying pan is available - it's a dumb mathematical task
But the trouble is that in the original task only 1 frying pan is available - it's a dumb mathematical task
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I bet you can't cook. Why should one make his/her own life so difficult when there is such a simple solution at hand?
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Yep. 15 minutes.
As long as I can cook, I could say that 10 minutes is also achieveable time. Because cutlets shrink as they begin to fry
As long as I can cook, I could say that 10 minutes is also achieveable time. Because cutlets shrink as they begin to fry
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You find the pleasure of life in the most simple things, BURB. Wouldn't you agree?
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The day before yesterday I walked out and met 4 friends of mine who said they were going to hitchhike to a nearby town (140 kilometers). Why at 6 p.m., in the dark, at -5 C temperature and why hitchhiking when there is a train which costs $1 and takes you there in 2 hours? I don't know either. But I went with them.
It was great! We were all cold, laughing and excited, we divided into 2
It was great! We were all cold, laughing and excited, we divided into 2
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Hey, it's mine and I am not Japanese, you know.
It has one flaw though. Not many people understand the rules which is a real pity, yo
It has one flaw though. Not many people understand the rules which is a real pity, yo0
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