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jetuomi · 11-07-2001, 08:47 AM

HERE'S one for ya, that actually does have an answer !!!

You have two strands of rope (not necessarily same length!) known to take 30 minutes EACH to burn completely.

You need to measure 45 minutes of time, how do you do this given the two ropes, and a match?

11-07-2001, 08:47 AM	#31
jetuomi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada Posts: 214	HERE'S one for ya, that actually does have an answer !!! You have two strands of rope (not necessarily same length!) known to take 30 minutes EACH to burn completely. You need to measure 45 minutes of time, how do you do this given the two ropes, and a match?