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The mysterious pie!
The mysterious pie!
This problem caused a lot of controversy. Here it is:
The weight of a pie is 4/5 lb. + 4/5 of the weight of the pie. How much does the pie weigh?
People say it is 4/5 of 4/5. They couldn't be more wrong.
The useless pie weighs 4 pounds. Here's how: the weight of a whole pie = 5/5. 5/5-4/5=1/5. Therefore, 4/5 of a pound is 1/5 of the overall weight of the pie, which means that the pie weighs 4/5*5 pounds. 4/5*5=20/5, which simplifies to 4 pounds. I was one of the few people who actually got it right! Adults say that it weighs 4/5 of 4/5 of a pound. Which is soo wrong.
Any thoughts? Please comment!
submitted by Somebody, age Who cares, HHSGT
(March 11, 2015 - 12:11 am)
(March 11, 2015 - 12:11 am)
duh
(March 11, 2015 - 8:16 pm)
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(March 15, 2015 - 12:48 pm)
Um, yeah. We know. It's pretty obvious.
(March 15, 2015 - 6:08 pm)
Very estute of you. Great job!
(March 17, 2015 - 9:22 pm)
I haven't even the slightest clue what this is about. But having read through the problem, based on what you're saying, I likely (my math skills are so poor) would not have figured that out, at least not for a while, so excellent job!
(March 18, 2015 - 11:28 am)