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Originally posted by Rosita:
Okay, can you help solve a math problem.

If the average Canadian watch 24 hours TV per week. Can they watch 1,000,000 hrs TV in a life time??

Please explain your answer?

I say no and my calculation is 24 x 52 x 100. My son said, wrong answer dunno Help!

BTW: I flunked math.


If you live to 100 years old - 24 x 52 x 100 = 124,800. You are correct. It is not possible for one person to watch 1,000,000 hours of TV in a lifetime at 24 hrs per week.

Assuming this is not a trick question.

Even if one person watched TV 24 hours a day for 100 years, they still wouldn't reach 1,000,000 hours.
FM
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Okay, can you help solve a math problem.

If the average Canadian watch 24 hours TV per week. Can they watch 1,000,000 hrs TV in a life time??

Please explain your answer?

I say no and my calculation is 24 x 52 x 100. My son said, wrong answer dunno Help!

BTW: I flunked math.
I believe it is a trick question since it is not about one individual but all currently living Canadians. The answer asked if "they" can watch a million hours in a life time and the answer to that is yes.
FM
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Originally posted by D2:
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Okay, can you help solve a math problem.

If the average Canadian watch 24 hours TV per week. Can they watch 1,000,000 hrs TV in a life time??

Please explain your answer?

I say no and my calculation is 24 x 52 x 100. My son said, wrong answer dunno Help!

BTW: I flunked math.
I believe it is a trick question since it is not about one individual but all currently living Canadians. The answer asked if "they" can watch a million hours in a life time and the answer to that is yes.


I noticed the use of "they" and that's why I said "assuming this is not a trick question". Using this as a trick question opens up a whole can of worms. "They" can refer to either the average Canadian or all Canadians. Then you have to define what is the duration of a lifetime. Some Canadians live for 3 minutes, some for 100 years.
FM
quote:
Originally posted by D2:
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Okay, can you help solve a math problem.

If the average Canadian watch 24 hours TV per week. Can they watch 1,000,000 hrs TV in a life time??

Please explain your answer?

I say no and my calculation is 24 x 52 x 100. My son said, wrong answer dunno Help!

BTW: I flunked math.
I believe it is a trick question since it is not about one individual but all currently living Canadians. The answer asked if "they" can watch a million hours in a life time and the answer to that is yes.


clever cheers
FM
Thanks for the input. It actually wasn't a trick question. It was a math question for a my son (6th Grade). Gave me a huge headache.

The answer Kas2 give was actually the right answer. A person (canadian) will have to live upto 801 years to watch 1,000,000 hours of television. So the answer is no, just my theory wasn't the right one. Red Face
FM
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Thanks for the input. It actually wasn't a trick question. It was a math question for a my son (6th Grade). Gave me a huge headache.

The answer Kas2 give was actually the right answer. A person (canadian) will have to live upto 801 years to watch 1,000,000 hours of television. So the answer is no, just my theory wasn't the right one. Red Face
If it was not a trick question then it was framed poorly. As Andre noted it could go both ways since the pronoun "they" is not singular and is not a proper referent for "the average Canadian".
FM
quote:
Originally posted by D2:
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Thanks for the input. It actually wasn't a trick question. It was a math question for a my son (6th Grade). Gave me a huge headache.

The answer Kas2 give was actually the right answer. A person (canadian) will have to live upto 801 years to watch 1,000,000 hours of television. So the answer is no, just my theory wasn't the right one. Red Face
If it was not a trick question then it was framed poorly. As Andre noted it could go both ways since the pronoun "they" is not singular and is not a proper referent for "the average Canadian".


I didn't see your attempted goat mouth. Big Grin
FM
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Originally posted by Burhamson:
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Originally posted by D2:
quote:
Originally posted by Rosita:
Thanks for the input. It actually wasn't a trick question. It was a math question for a my son (6th Grade). Gave me a huge headache.

The answer Kas2 give was actually the right answer. A person (canadian) will have to live upto 801 years to watch 1,000,000 hours of television. So the answer is no, just my theory wasn't the right one. Red Face
If it was not a trick question then it was framed poorly. As Andre noted it could go both ways since the pronoun "they" is not singular and is not a proper referent for "the average Canadian".


I didn't see your attempted goat mouth. Big Grin
being a goat that is what may interest you.
FM

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