Question of the Day #250 (28/4/10)

[Kazza]

A plumber agrees to work for $200 per day on a contract. He also agrees that for each day he does not work, he will have to forfeit $300.
After 30 days, he has paid out exactly the same amount as he has earned.

How many days did he work?




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OOPS! #250 29/4/10 - Thanks Bram

 

[Bram]

Isn't it today 29/04?
Or am I living in the future

 

[Bram]

PM working his way into your inbox:thumbup:

 

[dblaze]

PM on route

 

[Disco]

Massage on its way electronically :thumbup:

 

[AngelFZ]

PM on its way.

Thanks,

 

[chaskell27]

pm is on it's way... unlike that plumber

 

[ELIZABETH]

PM flushed your way.

 

[sjryser]

I'm sure your tired of weeding thru tons of incorrect answers, so I sent u the correct one. :justkidding:

 

[rbtaylor78]

PM sent :thumbup:

 

[CHEMIKER]

PM sent :rockon:

 

[westgoingzax]

I made a pretty spreadsheet to figure this one out because I have forgotten all of my algebra skills. :spank:

 

[craig007]

pm sent......

 

[FrankieOC82]

just sent you a PM. I dont care if I got the answer right; I'm just proud I actually posted it correctly this time

 

[BusyWeb]

pm sent.
he worked more than I thought...

 

[BusyWeb]

I made a pretty spreadsheet to figure this one out because I have forgotten all of my algebra skills. :spank:

ha ha ha, did you use Excel ??
I used the classic yellow note pad and pen...ha ha ha

 

[Kazza]

A plumber agrees to work for $200 per day on a contract. He also agrees that for each day he does not work, he will have to forfeit $300.
After 30 days, he has paid out exactly the same amount as he has earned.

How many days did he work?



He worked 18 days and had 12 days off!

REP & CASINO CASH WINNERS:
Donbazil; Bram; Dblaze

REP WINNERS:
Disco; AngelFZ; Chaskell27; Elizabeth; Sjryser; Rbtaylor78; Chemiker; Westgoingzax; Craig007; FrankieOC82; BusyWeb


Great turnout guys!

 

[Disco]

Woohooo, got one right after a few recent failures :thumbup:

 

[westgoingzax]

ha ha ha, did you use Excel ??
I used the classic yellow note pad and pen...ha ha ha

Yep, good ol' Excel was my friend for this one. Maybe next time I'll go old school and use paper and pen. :BLAA:

 

[ELIZABETH]

Woohooo, got one right after a few recent failures :thumbup:

Me, too!! Karen was kind to us this time!!