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Day 29: X for Find X

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I remember in my last A to Z blogathon too, for X, I had a bunch of mathematics problems.I stand by my logic I gave back then. We need to upgrade our math problems, otherwise how would kids relate to them? Here's a look at a modern mathematics examination paper.

Time given: 10 minutes

Q1
On his calendar, Jack has 5 meetings everyday,
Of which in 30%, he has nothing to say.
3 in 5 times, the meetings have no decisions in sight,
What's the rate at which Jack must accept a meeting invite?

Q2
Leena posts an update on LinkedIn,
And gets likes at the rate of10 per min.
A typical "Linked Influencer" has 3000 likes per post,
At what rate per min, would Leena reach there almost?

Q3
A fake news goes viral in 2.5 hours,
Make that twice as fast if it's about a favourite politician of ours.
How many fake news detectors per hour would it take,
To control the spread of fake news, for sanity's sake?

Q4
As a software engineer, Robin makes $100,000 per year,
But this year, she read a blog and decided to play it by the ear.
She decided to quit her job and travel,
Calculate the rate at which her bankruptcy will unravel.

Q5
Every 3rd post on social media reveals a spoiler,
From Game of Thrones or Avengers or some other potboiler.
Peter hasn't seen either GoT or Avengers yet.
If he scrolls 10 posts/second, what's the probability that a ruined ending he will get?

Time's up. Please hand over your answer sheets.

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  1. Gail M Baugniet - AuthorMonday, April 29, 2019

    I am impressed by the brilliant nonsensicalness of the questions (at least in my mind) and the fact that they are actually poetry. Well done.

    http://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com

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  2. PaatiammaTuesday, August 13, 2019

    Actually these questions are pretty relevant. A delightful blend of wit, poetry, math and business 😃

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