Cows + goats maths question
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Saw this article in My Paper. This test was conducted in China and France on Primary school kids.
On a ship there are 75 cows & 34 goats. How old is the captain of the ship?
The objective is to test the reaction of these kids based on type of answer they give.
The results they obtain, most China kids really would provide an answer and never doubt about this question or check with teacher. Most France kids would doubt about it and query the teacher or mock the teacher about the correctness of this question.
Interesting to try on your kids to see what is their reaction and share with us -
I just asked mine. He doubted and queried me… then when I told him to try harder, he said “Not possible.” and sauntered off.
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Gie this to SG kids and they are start crying
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What's the model answer? :evil:
ok.. so, what kind of reaction means what? -
Nebbermind:
You have missed 1 very important part of SG kids' reaction. They draw 2 models, one for goat and one for cow. Then they start crying.Gie this to SG kids and they are start crying
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Nebbermind:
Gie this to SG kids and they are start crying
You sure it is not covered in GEP class? -
limlim:
ya lor! Why so not transparent one? :frustrated:What's the model answer? :evil:
ok.. so, what kind of reaction means what? -
wonderm:
They only covered cow and sheep...can use same model? :scratchhead:Nebbermind:
Gie this to SG kids and they are start crying
You sure it is not covered in GEP class? -
daisyt:
It may not be possible to compute the age of the captain of the ship but we can make assumptions about how long more he will live. Assuming there were an equal number of cows and goats to start with, and that it takes 10 days to consume kambing soup made out of a single goat, that would mean the captain has consumed (75-34) * 10 days = 410 days of kambing soup. Since each bowl contains 164 calories (from http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/generic/indian-mutton-soup/), he would have consumed a total of 67,240 calories. At this rate, he will only be able to enjoy another 32,760 calories or 200 days more before he dies from the total of 100,000 calories.Saw this article in My Paper. This test was conducted in China and France on Primary school kids.
On a ship there are 75 cows & 34 goats. How old is the captain of the ship?
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ChiefKiasu:
:rotflmao: buay tahan
It may not be possible to compute the age of the captain of the ship but we can make assumptions about how long more he will live. Assuming there were an equal number of cows and goats to start with, and that it takes 10 days to consume kambing soup made out of a single goat, that would mean the captain has consumed (75-34) * 10 days = 410 days of kambing soup. Since each bowl contains 164 calories (from http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/generic/indian-mutton-soup/), he would have consumed a total of 67,240 calories. At this rate, he will only be able to enjoy another 32,760 calories or 200 days more before he dies from the total of 100,000 calories.daisyt:
Saw this article in My Paper. This test was conducted in China and France on Primary school kids.
On a ship there are 75 cows & 34 goats. How old is the captain of the ship?
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有个老人住在荒山野岭。
他没养鸡养鸭。
可是他每天都有鸭蛋吃。
are you able to explain why? -
atutor2001:
You have missed 1 very important part of SG kids' reaction. They draw 2 models, one for goat and one for cow. Then they start crying.Nebbermind:
Gie this to SG kids and they are start crying
haha.... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: -
ChiefKiasu:
It may not be possible to compute the age of the captain of the ship but we can make assumptions about how long more he will live. Assuming there were an equal number of cows and goats to start with, and that it takes 10 days to consume kambing soup made out of a single goat, that would mean the captain has consumed (75-34) * 10 days = 410 days of kambing soup. Since each bowl contains 164 calories (from http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/generic/indian-mutton-soup/), he would have consumed a total of 67,240 calories. At this rate, he will only be able to enjoy another 32,760 calories or 200 days more before he dies from the total of 100,000 calories.daisyt:
Saw this article in My Paper. This test was conducted in China and France on Primary school kids.
On a ship there are 75 cows & 34 goats. How old is the captain of the ship?
QED.
Hahahaha.... Chief...... (all of us :faint: ) -
limlim:
他养鸭有个老人住在荒山野岭。
他没养鸡养鸭。
可是他每天都有鸭蛋吃。
are you able to explain why? -
SAHM_TAN:
他养鸭limlim:
有个老人住在荒山野岭。
他没养鸡养鸭。
可是他每天都有鸭蛋吃。
are you able to explain why?
Good one! :hi5: SAHM_TAN.... this, takes a Chinese ed to understand the question... :celebrate: -
mamago:
他养鸭SAHM_TAN:
[quote=\"limlim\"]有个老人住在荒山野岭。
他没养鸡养鸭。
可是他每天都有鸭蛋吃。
are you able to explain why?
Good one! :hi5: SAHM_TAN.... this, takes a Chinese ed to understand the question... :celebrate:[/quote]谢谢
Chinese B3 but I was humming Hi-5 songs, so I guess that helps to keep my brain relax -
mamago:
他养鸭SAHM_TAN:
[quote=\"limlim\"]有个老人住在荒山野岭。
他没养鸡养鸭。
可是他每天都有鸭蛋吃。
are you able to explain why?
Good one! :hi5: SAHM_TAN.... this, takes a Chinese ed to understand the question... :celebrate:[/quote]why you nvr solve leh.. you arrive 5 mins earlier leh...... -
ChiefKiasu:
er...that means how old har?? :scratchhead:
It may not be possible to compute the age of the captain of the ship but we can make assumptions about how long more he will live. Assuming there were an equal number of cows and goats to start with, and that it takes 10 days to consume kambing soup made out of a single goat, that would mean the captain has consumed (75-34) * 10 days = 410 days of kambing soup. Since each bowl contains 164 calories (from http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/generic/indian-mutton-soup/), he would have consumed a total of 67,240 calories. At this rate, he will only be able to enjoy another 32,760 calories or 200 days more before he dies from the total of 100,000 calories.daisyt:
Saw this article in My Paper. This test was conducted in China and France on Primary school kids.
On a ship there are 75 cows & 34 goats. How old is the captain of the ship?
QED. -
@limlim: I was reading the thread from the 1st page, replied atutor one and reading Chief one have to spend 4.5mins to digest... by the time I read your post 鸭蛋已经賣了 :imanangel:
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I really wondering if this question is imparted in a set of Maths question and given out by a Maths teacher, what kind of answer would the teacher receive. Any tuition teacher dare to experiment but don’t throw bombs at me if you kena bombard by parents… Hee hee …