Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for May 28, 2000
May 27, 2000
May 29, 2000
Transcript:
1. Carol is taking a math test. There are 10 questions which take 30 seconds each: 15 questions which take 40 seconds each; and 12 questions which take two minutes each. Carol pauses for 5 seconds between questions. In addition, he sharpens his pencil twice, which take 20 seconds each time. The test begins promptly at 10:00am. When Carol hands in his completed test, what time it is? ??? NATE: YAAAAAH!
Mark Thames over 10 years ago
I have no idea how you guys got your answers, but I got 10:42 and 40 seconds.Proof:
10 * 30 = 300 seconds = 5 minutes.15 * 40 = 600 seconds = 10 minutes.12 * 120 = 1440 seconds = 24 minutes.
There are 36 gaps between the questions (not 37).
5 * 36 = 180 seconds = 3 minutes.2 * 20 = 40 seconds
5 minutes + 10 minutes + 24 minutes + 3 minutes + 40 seconds = 42 minutes and 40 seconds.
Test starts at 10:00 precisely.
So, Carl hands in his test at 10:42 and 40 seconds.
Nate Wight. about 8 years ago
On Sunday. Lincoln, please stop giving school comics on SUNDAY
the calvinosaurus that calvin wanted to discover about 8 years ago
A test about a test! On a Sunday!And I’m making this comment on a Saturday!
Problems: 39 minutesPausing: 3 minutesSharpening Pencil: 40 seconds
10:42:40
n8cwhite almost 8 years ago
Dude… this is so easy. Nate couldn’t figure this out in 6th Grade? I could do it in 5th…
heyitsconnor1236 over 7 years ago
10:42 and 40 secstook me bout a minute and half
AsrielTriforce about 5 years ago
Hang on let me solve…
….….….….YAAAAAAAH!
ergsrge over 4 years ago
If you look at Nate’s work, he had 39 minutes, 3 minutes, and 40 seconds. All he needed to do was add them up.
MaverickHugo over 3 years ago
I would send him to a psychiatrist
TheDarkenedLightGem over 3 years ago
I figured it out. 10:42.
Slayer over 3 years ago
The answer is 10:42:40 AM
ɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ) about 3 years ago
The first set of question (10 questions, 30 seconds) took 300 seconds, which is equal to 5 minutes. The second set, (15 questions, 40 seconds) took 600 seconds, which is equal to 10 minutes. Then the last set, (12 questions, 2 minutes) is equal to 12 questions, 120 seconds. 12×120=1440, which is equivalent to 24 minutes. 10+15+12=37 questions, where there should be 36 5-second breaks in between. 36×5=180 seconds, which is also 3 minutes. 39+3=42 minutes. 20 second for pencil sharpening x 2 breaks for pencil sharpening = 40 seconds, so the answer is 10:42 and 40 seconds if he starts at 10:00. This test took 42:40.
The Uchiha Clan about 3 years ago
Nate: BRAIN TRIGGERING! INFORMATION OVERLOAD! MALFUNCTIONING!
SamuelZhao about 3 years ago
10:42
ProductiveMrChuck (verbal assault) almost 3 years ago
I got 10:42
Sapphire DeJewels over 2 years ago
Giving it lot of thought… this question is really hard to understand. Either that or I’m stupid DX
fizzledorp almost 2 years ago
AAAAAA THIS MAKES ME SAD CARL WAS THE NAME OF MY RECENTLY DECEASED AXOLOTL
leopardglily over 1 year ago
Jeeze Nate it isn’t rocket science! It’s simple addition!