If 1 1/2 men can eat 1 1/2 pies in 1 1/2 minutes, how many pies can 3 men eat in half an hour?

Dunc	30 / (1 and a half) = 20 (in half an hour there are 20 * minutes and a half) Therefore if 1 1/2 men can eat 1 1/2 pies in 1 1/2 minutes (multiply by 20) 30 men can eat 30 pies in 30 minutes. Therefore 3 men can eat 3 pies in 30 minutes (Divide the men by 10) Nov 10 02, 9:19 AM

greencavalier

1.5 men eat 1.5 pies in 1.5 minutes 1 man eats 1 pie in 1.5 minutes, 2 pies in 3 minutes, 20 pies in 30 minutes. 3 men eat 60 pies in 30 minutes. Yech. Lets hope they're tiny pies. Nov 10 02, 2:14 PM

Matt	green is correct...in theory you can have 1.5 men. Nov 10 02, 5:45 PM

frognut

double everything and 3 men eat 3 pies in 3 minutes therefore 3 men can eat 30 pies in 30 minutes assuming a fast acting digestion system or vomiting Nov 19 02, 12:56 AM

frognut

the above is wrong answer is 60 green was right Nov 19 02, 2:26 AM

McGruff

Theoretically, if 1.5 men can eat 1.5 pies in 1.5 minutes, 3 men can eat 3 pies in 3 minutes. If 3 men can eat 3 pies every 3 minutes for half an hour, they will consume a total of 30 pies. There are ten 3-minute segments in half an hour during which 3 pies are eaten. 10 times 3 is 30. Now, everyone knows I am mathematically challenged, so someone will have to explain to me why this is wrong and the answer is 60, and please come up with something other than there is no such thing as half a man. Nov 19 02, 7:48 AM

Guru???

What if one man eats one pie in 1 1/2 minutes and the half man is eating the other half pie at the same time. This means that one man will eat 2 pies every three minutes or 40 in an hour. Therefore three men could eat 120 pies. Are we talking about the same pies? Nov 19 02, 8:35 AM

Guru???

Must read the question before I dive in. I did not notice that it was only half an hour. I agree with 60 pies in half an hour Nov 19 02, 8:38 AM

McG

Okay, I think I've got it now. If 1.5 men can eat 1.5 pies in 1.5 minutes, 3 men can eat 3 pies in 1.5 minutes. Double the manpower can do double the work in the same amount of time. So doubling the time was my mistake. There are 20 one-and-a-half minute segments in 30 minutes, so 3 pies times 20 time periods is 60 pies. Nov 19 02, 9:08 AM

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