Simple maths Question (part 3)

[TwigtheWonderkid]

A fishing boat is in the harbour. Over the side of the boat hangs a rope ladder, the bottom of which is just touching the water. Rungs of the ladder are a foot apart, the first one being a foot above the water, and the tide rises at 8 inches per hour. After six hours, how many rungs are covered.

[Simpo Two]

Oh come on, this is the science forum, minimum entry requirement 150 IQ! Ask us a harder one...!

[FiF]

Really? There are some silly people on here but, really?

[ikarl]

was the boat floating in the first place?

[thebraketester]

Hah.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Damn, you lot are too smart to be fooled. Amazing how many people say 4, 3 or 5.

[ikarl]

yes, very smart.

is the boat floating?

[TwigtheWonderkid]

ikarl said:

yes, very smart.

is the boat floating?

Of course it's floating, it's on the water, with the bottom of the ladder just touching the water. The fact that it's floating is what I hoped would be overlooked.

[Efbe]

we also don't know if the tide is coming in, going out etc at that point.

[FiF]

Christ on a bike, there will be some tt complaining that the OP didn't cover the matter of conveyor belts next.

[rsbmw]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Damn, you lot are too smart to be fooled. Amazing how many people say 4, 3 or 5.

That's ridiculous. Clearly it's 4.5 rungs covered.

[LivingTheDream]

They’re all covered ....

With air



It didn’t specify water

[Einion Yrth]

Enters thread, looks around, leaves, shaking head.

[Simpo Two]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Of course it's floating, it's on the water, with the bottom of the ladder just touching the water. The fact that it's floating is what I hoped would be overlooked.

If we overlook the fact it's floating - ie it is sunk - then the answers you quote gain validity...

[Halmyre]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

ikarl said:

yes, very smart.

is the boat floating?

Of course it's floating, it's on the water, with the bottom of the ladder just touching the water. The fact that it's floating is what I hoped would be overlooked.

Ah but the original post just says it's in the harbour. It could be holed and partially sunk in which case the tide will gradually cover the ladder (and the bag of kittens).

[anonymous-user]

Simple maths test part 4.

What is one plus one?

See the following video for a breakdown of the answer. It isn't what you think.

https://youtu.be/vtpbDx_0oC0

[RobM77]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

ikarl said:

yes, very smart.

is the boat floating?

Of course it's floating, it's on the water, with the bottom of the ladder just touching the water. The fact that it's floating is what I hoped would be overlooked.

It isn't necessarily floating just cause the ladder is touching the water. If the boat had a waterline 3 metres up from the keel and it was wedged into the mud, then the water could be at, say 1 metre with a rope ladder touching the water and the boat wouldn't be floating at that point, and it still wouldn't after a 1.9 metre rise.

[FiF]

Einion Yrth said:

Enters thread, looks around, leaves, shaking head.

I know this place just sucks the life out of things, folks still arguing based on fifteen consecutive (incorrect) assumptions.

[Halmyre]

FiF said:

Einion Yrth said:

Enters thread, looks around, leaves, shaking head.

I know this place just sucks the life out of things, folks still arguing based on fifteen consecutive (incorrect) assumptions.

Feel free to bugger off, you know...

[FiF]

Halmyre said:

FiF said:

Einion Yrth said:

Enters thread, looks around, leaves, shaking head.

I know this place just sucks the life out of things, folks still arguing based on fifteen consecutive (incorrect) assumptions.

Feel free to bugger off, you know...

Touched a nerve did we? Go forth yourself etc.