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Mon 9 Oct, 2006 02:19 pm
Can anyone help me with this weeks lenny conundrum? the one with the question
Gilbert the Gelert farmer (He's a Gelert who happens to be a farmer, not a farmer who grows Gelerts!) grows crops on a square field, 400 metres on a side. He has divided this field into seven different sections, such that each section has the same area, and each section meets at a point in the exact center of the field.
and the picture with food?
its the 186th lenny conundrum??
please help me!
Re: Lenny Conundrum
aznneopetsfan wrote:...
Gilbert the Gelert farmer (He's a Gelert who happens to be a farmer, not a farmer who grows Gelerts!) grows crops on a square field, 400 metres on a side. He has divided this field into seven different sections, such that each section has the same area, and each section meets at a point in the exact center of the field....!
This is a standard area problem. What's the square footage of a 400 x 400 field? Divide that by 7 and you'll get your answer.
Re: Lenny Conundrum
jespah wrote:aznneopetsfan wrote:...
Gilbert the Gelert farmer (He's a Gelert who happens to be a farmer, not a farmer who grows Gelerts!) grows crops on a square field, 400 metres on a side. He has divided this field into seven different sections, such that each section has the same area, and each section meets at a point in the exact center of the field....!
This is a standard area problem. What's the square footage of a 400 x 400 field? Divide that by 7 and you'll get your answer.
my friend told me the right answer it was 921 and 400x400/7 doesnt equal 921
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