Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf]

Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by culebron21 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:11PM (#27885600)

My answer to #1 is less than 8 kopecks, and Masha has less than one. There's a problem: nowadays kopecks are the minimal unit of currency. Either it means you have to think of the old Imperial money units (polushka, 1/4 of kopeck), or think of fractional amounts of money.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by bencollier49 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:19PM (#27885681)

I assumed kopecks were pennies. If Misha needs one, and Masha doesn't have enough to give her one, than Masha must have none. So the answer follows from that.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by colinmhayes on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:07PM (#27886190)

How can they combine their money if one of them doesn't have any?

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by bencollier49 on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:24PM (#27886347)

Communism?

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by sethammons on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:41PM (#27886530)

Ok. I literally laughed out loud.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by culebron21 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:25PM (#27885750)

But naturally, at first you assume the numbers are natural. :)

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by throwaway744678 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:28PM (#27885787)

Well, yes, otherwise you'd have an infinite number of solutions.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by desmosxxx on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:39PM (#27885908)

Seems like Mishalacked isn't great at making deals.

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