He didn't use the 50:50.earendel wrote:Sorry, it was "The 1990s".littlebeast13 wrote:Your paraphrasing turned what I hope was a more detailed question into one that is extremely misleading. I was wondering how so few days could possibly be found in a century...earendel wrote:Interestingly, a question on today's first-run Millionaire touches on this issue.
[Paraphrasing] The 1900s consisted of how many days?
A - 3,650
B - 3,652
C - 3,654
D - 3,656
Spoiler
The contestant, after recognizing that years have 365 days, also knew that he had to count leap days, so he had to decide how many there were. IIRC he used his 50:50, which left B and D, and knew that 6 leap days was too many.
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That's easy enough to figure out.mrkelley23 wrote:It would have been really interesting if they had asked how many days were in the decade from 1900-1909. Especially if they had included 3652 and 3653 as possible answers.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Bob Juch wrote:That's easy enough to figure out.mrkelley23 wrote:It would have been really interesting if they had asked how many days were in the decade from 1900-1909. Especially if they had included 3652 and 3653 as possible answers.
Ask 100 random people on the street tomorrow and see how many come up with the correct answer....
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No thanks, that would take me all day; we're not densly populated.littlebeast13 wrote:Bob Juch wrote:That's easy enough to figure out.mrkelley23 wrote:It would have been really interesting if they had asked how many days were in the decade from 1900-1909. Especially if they had included 3652 and 3653 as possible answers.
Ask 100 random people on the street tomorrow and see how many come up with the correct answer....
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.