Wed 23 Sep, 2009 06:27 pm - Um, at least 2 errors in that calculation, anneska. And then the whole pizza issue means that buying all of them in the cheaper version doesn't necessarily give the lowest cost. (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 05:50 pm - If you can present that simple argument without giving away the answer, I would love to hear it. I don't remember my linear programming techniques well enough to apply them, which is why I... (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 05:47 pm - No calculus, it is a linear programming problem. You need to find a minimum cost subject to the constraint that the total area of the pizzas is at least a certain value. (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 05:38 pm - I had to use a spreadsheet because of the difference between the price per square inch of the two sizes of pizza and the fact that you have to buy whole pizzas. (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 05:19 pm - Now that last week's Lenny Conundrum has been judged, it is time to post the full solution.
This weeks LC said:
Due to circumstances not entirely beyond our control, the Lenny Conundrum... (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 05:04 pm - Okay, I think I have it also. I wouldn't necessarily call it simple math. Yes, the operations are simple, but understanding the problem isn't necessarily so easy. The actual branch of... (view)
Thu 17 Sep, 2009 10:40 pm - After the end of this conundrum, would you post information about where the other answer came from? I have a post to describe the entire process of getting what I believe is the correct answer all... (view)
Wed 16 Sep, 2009 07:00 pm - For those that are having trouble with the perfect square, it just means a number that is a product of two numbers that are the same. So 225 and 400 are perfect squares because 15 x 15 = 22 and 20... (view)
