Mathematics Question

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  1. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

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    A football club has 6000 tickets to sell from 3 counters. Each transaction takes 3 minutes to complete, and each supporter buys 2 tickets.

    How many hours will it take to sell all the tickets?
     
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    Is the answer

    Tony Warner ?
     
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    There wont be 6000 available to season ticket holders. A mate that rarely goes these days has got one along with two of his workmates from someone that works at the club (ALLEGEDLY). If this is the case then it stinks.
     
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    50 working hours? nt
     
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    no the answer to all trick questions is margaret rutherford nt
     
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    I can do this......

    </p>

    Let the number of tickets be represented by 'a'. Let the number of counters be represented by 'b'. Multiply the number tickets which can be bought (2) by the number of minutes for each transaction (3) and let the result (6) be represented by 'c'.</p>

    Insert these figures into the formula..... minus b + or - the square root of 4ac all over 2a. You will get two answers, one of which will obviously be disregarded. The answer will be in minutes.</p>

    Has anybody got a calculator?</p>
     
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    Now you mention it

    It's obvious.
    Stahlschwanz, is the answer Margaret Rutherford ?
    <img src ="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/175168~Margaret-Rutherford-Posters.jpg">
     
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    No, it's the meaning of life

    plus 8
     
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    50 ?

    <img src ="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41051000/jpg/_41051889_hhgallery_trillian.jpg">
     
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    Spot On

    42 + 8 = 50

    6000 / 2 / 3 * 3 = 50

    Will take all week to sell unless they get more counters.
     
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    Too Long nt
     
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    Showing my age

    I used to have a good, old lust at Sandra Dickinson in those days. Pity about her voice.
     
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