Tough Test 12

**Bumper** · 10-10-2004

Tough Test 12

1. Divide 125 by 1/5, then add 5, and take away 10. What is the answer?

2. In the late 60's, early 70's, we called the drop-out nonconformists “hippies.” But in the late 50's, early 60's, they were known as _________?

3. A man walks at 6 mph over a certain distance, and walks back very slowly over the same route at 2 mph. What is his average speed for the journey?

4. Real men don’t eat _______ ?

5. A company offers a wage increase to its workforce, provided it increases production by 2.4% per week. If the company works a 6-day week, by how much per day must the workforce increase production to achieve the desired target?

6. Mrs. Olson was the spokesperson for which product?

7. A farmer has 200 yards of fencing and wishes to enclose an area of the greatest possible size. What is the area of the largest piece of land he can enclose with his fencing?

8. What was Barney Miller’s rank?

9. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

What day comes immediately before the day that is two days after the day immediately after the day which comes two days before the day which comes three days after Tuesday?

10. Who fought a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way?

cuffedlinks · 10-10-2004

Some quick answers without hitting pencil to paper...

2. Beatniks? (Jack Kerouak, Alan Ginsberg, Rod McKuen)
4. Quiche
6. Folger's
8. Captain?
10. Superman

Beatniks from the "Beat" poetry where the "beat or meter" of the poetry was actually somtimes accompanied by drumming...Popular in coffee houses. Daddy-O...
Strictly a guess

**SunKneeMarie** · 10-10-2004

Tough Test 12

And I'll attempt the pencil to paper ones since I agree with all of Cuffed's other answers:

1. 620

3. It seems like the obvious answer is 4 mph, but I figured it another way and got 3 mph, so I'm going with that.

5. 2.4%

7. 50X50 yard area, or 2500 square yards

9. I came up with Friday... but my head was spinning after reading all of those afters and immediately afters before the day afters

jx2 · 10-11-2004

# 1 - agree Sun Knee # 2 - Cuff #3 - ill go with 4mph #4 - ?? #5 - agree Sun Knee #6 - agree Cuff #7 - Agree Sun Knee #8 -agree Cuff #9 - came up with Saturday, twice out of 4 times so ill go with it.

c943 · 10-12-2004

love it...maybe i will go back and try the previous benders.
1) 620
2) beatniks or rebels.
3) 3mph
4)quiche
5) .4 %
6) sorry...doesnt ring a bell
7)3185.3 square yards accurate to one dec pt.
8) Capt
9) friday
10) superman
when do we get the answers????

**Bumper** · 10-13-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by c943

when do we get the answers????

Generally let these run a couple of days before I post the "official answers", in which we occasionally find errors. (Shaky proof reading sometimes, and it keeps you on your toes!)

**SunKneeMarie** · 10-13-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by c943

love it...maybe i will go back and try the previous benders.
1) 620
2) beatniks or rebels.
3) 3mph
4)quiche
5) .4 %
6) sorry...doesnt ring a bell
7)3185.3 square yards accurate to one dec pt.
8) Capt
9) friday
10) superman
when do we get the answers????

Your #7... hmmm... you did the area for a circle, eh? My tunnel vision only saw a rectangular area for a farmer. Way to think "outside the box."

**Bumper** · 10-13-2004

The offical answers.

Tough Test 12 - Answers

1. 620. 125 ÷ 1/5 = 625 + 5 = 630 - 10 = 620

2. Beatniks

3. 3 mph. Assume the journey is 6 miles each way. Then at 6 mph, the outward jog will take 1 hour, and the return trip 3 hours. This means it will take 4 hours to travel the 12 miles, or 1 hour to travel 3 miles.

4. Quiche

5. 2.4%

6. Folgers coffee

7. 3,185 square yards. The largest area you can enclose with a single perimeter is a circle. If the circumference is 200 yards, and circumference = 2 pi r, where r = radius of a circle and pi = 3.142. 200 = 2 pi r, r = 200 ÷ (2 X 3.14) = 31.85 yards. Area of a circle = pi r squared = 3.14 X (31.85 X 31.85) = 3,185 yards.

8. Captain

9. Friday

10. Superman

c943 · 10-14-2004

I read 5 wrong , my fault...I was thinkin of the percentage of the weekly work load per day. oooooops. total increase of 2.4 % over a 6 day week meant .4 %per day...the math looked too convenient....2.4 / 6 was so obvious I didnt read any further.
Thanks for the fun Bumper.
BTW in another thread thwere was mention of "at my office"
Didnt think you had a job!!!!!!!!!!!!
With all the time you spend on trips....

10-10-2004	#1 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,753	Tough Test 12 Tough Test 12 1. Divide 125 by 1/5, then add 5, and take away 10. What is the answer? 2. In the late 60's, early 70's, we called the drop-out nonconformists “hippies.” But in the late 50's, early 60's, they were known as _________? 3. A man walks at 6 mph over a certain distance, and walks back very slowly over the same route at 2 mph. What is his average speed for the journey? 4. Real men don’t eat _______ ? 5. A company offers a wage increase to its workforce, provided it increases production by 2.4% per week. If the company works a 6-day week, by how much per day must the workforce increase production to achieve the desired target? 6. Mrs. Olson was the spokesperson for which product? 7. A farmer has 200 yards of fencing and wishes to enclose an area of the greatest possible size. What is the area of the largest piece of land he can enclose with his fencing? 8. What was Barney Miller’s rank? 9. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday What day comes immediately before the day that is two days after the day immediately after the day which comes two days before the day which comes three days after Tuesday? 10. Who fought a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way?

10-10-2004	#2 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 16,003	Some quick answers without hitting pencil to paper... 2. Beatniks? (Jack Kerouak, Alan Ginsberg, Rod McKuen) 4. Quiche 6. Folger's 8. Captain? 10. Superman Beatniks from the "Beat" poetry where the "beat or meter" of the poetry was actually somtimes accompanied by drumming...Popular in coffee houses. Daddy-O... Strictly a guess

10-10-2004	#3 (permalink)
SunKneeMarie character encapsulator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 26,883	Tough Test 12 And I'll attempt the pencil to paper ones since I agree with all of Cuffed's other answers: 1. 620 3. It seems like the obvious answer is 4 mph, but I figured it another way and got 3 mph, so I'm going with that. 5. 2.4% 7. 50X50 yard area, or 2500 square yards 9. I came up with Friday... but my head was spinning after reading all of those afters and immediately afters before the day afters

10-11-2004	#4 (permalink)
jx2 añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pac. NW. Posts: 3,950	# 1 - agree Sun Knee # 2 - Cuff #3 - ill go with 4mph #4 - ?? #5 - agree Sun Knee #6 - agree Cuff #7 - Agree Sun Knee #8 -agree Cuff #9 - came up with Saturday, twice out of 4 times so ill go with it.

10-12-2004	#5 (permalink)
c943 life=playa Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 928	love it...maybe i will go back and try the previous benders. 1) 620 2) beatniks or rebels. 3) 3mph 4)quiche 5) .4 % 6) sorry...doesnt ring a bell 7)3185.3 square yards accurate to one dec pt. 8) Capt 9) friday 10) superman when do we get the answers????

10-13-2004	#8 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,753	The offical answers. Tough Test 12 - Answers 1. 620. 125 ÷ 1/5 = 625 + 5 = 630 - 10 = 620 2. Beatniks 3. 3 mph. Assume the journey is 6 miles each way. Then at 6 mph, the outward jog will take 1 hour, and the return trip 3 hours. This means it will take 4 hours to travel the 12 miles, or 1 hour to travel 3 miles. 4. Quiche 5. 2.4% 6. Folgers coffee 7. 3,185 square yards. The largest area you can enclose with a single perimeter is a circle. If the circumference is 200 yards, and circumference = 2 pi r, where r = radius of a circle and pi = 3.142. 200 = 2 pi r, r = 200 ÷ (2 X 3.14) = 31.85 yards. Area of a circle = pi r squared = 3.14 X (31.85 X 31.85) = 3,185 yards. 8. Captain 9. Friday 10. Superman

10-14-2004	#9 (permalink)
c943 life=playa Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 928	I read 5 wrong , my fault...I was thinkin of the percentage of the weekly work load per day. oooooops. total increase of 2.4 % over a 6 day week meant .4 %per day...the math looked too convenient....2.4 / 6 was so obvious I didnt read any further. Thanks for the fun Bumper. BTW in another thread thwere was mention of "at my office" Didnt think you had a job!!!!!!!!!!!! With all the time you spend on trips....

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