I think it's a strangely worded question.

They're all okay. Which one you use depends on the context you plan on plugging it into.

ILEI think it's a poorly-worded question. [Y]

I think it's a strangely-worded question. [Y]

I think it's a poor question. [Y]

Thanks. Isabelle
But the meanings are different.

Thanks, MalRey and c45.

Their meaning are different? My initial belief is that they can be used interchangeably.

Could you please help me again to pick the right one for me?

I've came across a math question.

There are a dog and a cat. While the dog covers 4 steps, the cat covers 3 steps. The dog takes 4 steps to walk the same distance for which the cat

ILE Their meanings are different? This is not a proper written question! You can't write a statement, put a question mark after it and then think it's a correct written question. (In oral English you could say that with a question tone,

@c45,

First of all, thanks for teaching me good English.

Now that I know the question is rather poorly written. I mean it's a poorly-worded question.

Could you please help me to rephrase the sentences?

There are a dog and a cat. While the dog covers 4 steps, the cat covers 3 steps. The dog takes 4 steps to walk the same distance for which the cat takes

There are a dog and a cat. While the dog covers 4 steps, the cat covers 3 steps. The dog takes 4 steps to walk the same distance for which the cat takes 5 steps. If the cat covers 2 m, how many metres will the dog cover?

How about this?

For a given dog and cat, the dog takes 4 steps in the same amount of time that the cat takes 3 steps, and in 4 steps the dog covers the sa

Hi CJ, I really appreciate the support from you by helping me to rephrase the question.

(I know that we should give our l

Are you sure your answer is 3 1/3 metres?

I was not sure at all. It reads like a problem for 4th-graders, and yet I found it very puzzling.

As for the sizes of dogs and cats, I don't know. You could be comparing a chihuahua with a mountain lion. That's technically a dog and a cat - a very tiny dog and an enormous cat!

CJ

CalifJim......and yet I found it very puzzling.

GREAT! I can tell my friends that even CJ found this question puzzling!

For all you know, everyone around me knows that sometimes I may have mentioned "CJ told me that......", "CJ did." spontaneously during the right moments, of course, I mean when I want to use correct English.

On some (rare) o

By re-reading the post, I was afraid I may mean something like taking your opinion for granted in that particular math problem. I just want second opinion and that's that! And seeing the example of "a chihuahua with a mountain lion.", I know there are many ways to interpret that questions. Thanks for that example.


Isabelle