If It Takes A Man To Walk A Week In A Fortnight How Many Apples Are In A Barrel Of Grapes

[jolly2]

IF IT TAKES A MAN TO WALK A WEEK IN A FORTNIGHT HOW MANY APPLES ARE IN A BARREL OF GRAPES

[Togo]

Now now play nice. Here you are then ... How far apart are the poles?

https://thumbsnap.com/i/xHaRyaJ8.jpg

[bobbinwales]

Looks like a trick question Togo? If rope is length 80m then half its length is 40m. But even it was in a V shape rather than a longer U then your triangle on left hand half would be 40m high (50-10) and longest side of 40 which is impossible???
Sorry if my explanation dont make much sense, wish I could draw it

[Togo]

The poles are touching then. You nearly had it Bobbin.

What does this picture say to you?

https://thumbsnap.com/i/vJvjU1qj.jpg

[bobbinwales]

Yes your right the poles are touching so the rope must go directly down 40m and then straight back up 40m. Even thats not possible though as unless the rope is of almost zero thickness some will be lost at the kink.
A seen this picture one before and think it shows a young woman but also a old hag, but can only see a young one for now.

[elliemay1]

It's a face profile and also spells out the word Liar

[Togo]

The picture of the rope is used as a "problem solving" question for job applicants at Amazon. You either see it straight away or not. The too clever for their own good look for mathematical formulas and hypothesise themselves into a corner. The picture of a face? Put your head on you right shoulder and look.

[Togo]

Very perceptive Ellie. :))

[elliemay1]

Thank you Togo

[bednobs]

whats the trick in the rope one?

[bobbinwales]

Bedbnobs, itsonly a truck in that it in real life it would'nt look like the picture as the poles would be touching and the rope would after to be very thin and go straight down and straight back up rather than as the shape of U ( cue Ed Sheeran song).

[bednobs]

but quite clearly in the picture, the poles arent touching?

[bobbinwales]

Suppose they could be very close like 1cm apart so long as all figures in the question are rounded to the nearest meter, Really it should say 'not drawn to scale'

[bednobs]

ha i dont get it - id never get a job with amazon!

[davebro]

"If It Takes A Man To Walk A Week In A Fortnight "

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[Kezzerally71]

None!
Because there are no bones in ice-cream ....

[Kezzerally71]

None! Because there are no bones in ice cream.....

[Kezzerally71]

None because there are no bones in ice cream