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| Drydess:
how many ducks in a quack |
| ultimamax:
show me some multivariable calculus thot |
| Conan:
--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 11:25:17 AM ---saw an interesting problem last night if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest? each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest) --- End quote --- this is more proofs than math, but i guess they're pretty similar iirc you dont start doing these kinds of proofs until you're in college, unless you take a class on it in high school i'm gonna venture a guess and say 10 or 11. i need to work this out a bit more before i can be sure |
| Mega-Bear:
--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 11:25:17 AM ---saw an interesting problem last night if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest? each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest) --- End quote --- Lol phlack, if you want help organizing your annual duck race, just say so |
| Electrk.:
--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 11:25:17 AM ---saw an interesting problem last night if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest? each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest) --- End quote --- well you have to get them all in a row first |
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