## satellite73 one year ago what math teacher made up this question? Glenn needs 20 minutes to clean his room. If his little sister Veronika pulls things out while he is cleaning, it takes 60 minutes for him to clean the room. How many minutes does it take for Veronika to pull everything out?

1. Empty

I feel like the answer I want to give is not what they're thinking the answer _should_ be.

2. anonymous

my answer is five seconds , but the answer they want is 30 minutes has to be one of the dumbest questions i have seen lately !

3. Empty

I think the solution is simple: waterboarding.

4. anonymous

lol

5. UsukiDoll

why do they want 30 minutes though? just get a vacuum cleaner and get rid of all the junk in the room. Takes 5 seconds XD

6. anonymous

i know it is 30 minutes because of the answer choices given they want the solution to $\frac{1}{20}-\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{60}$ as if that has anything to do with it right to the "bad math" pile

7. Astrophysics

I remember you asking another question similar to this, it was the exact same solution

8. anonymous

must be a franchise franchise of math education majors

9. Empty

A franchise destined for Guantanamo Bay?

10. Astrophysics

lol

11. UsukiDoll

I didn't write those problems though lol. it's probably some mad person who wrote it and want to torture people x.x !

12. Astrophysics

I don't really understand this solution

13. Astrophysics

why 1/20-1/x=1/60

14. UsukiDoll

|dw:1439514833094:dw| gonna try to attempt this wazoo.

15. anonymous

why? takes twenty minutes rate is $$\frac{1}{20}$$ per minute

16. UsukiDoll

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17. anonymous

then rate of destruction is $$\frac{1}{x}$$ and if you subtract you get the rate of $$\frac{1}{60}$$

18. anonymous

the "why" is a really good question though because none of it makes any sense

19. UsukiDoll

|dw:1439514962395:dw| wait whatttttttttttttttttt! I got 40 X(

20. anonymous

if they changed the words to "fill up a tank of water" and "drain a tank of water" then it would make much more sense

21. UsukiDoll

*lights a candle * *burns problem*

22. Astrophysics

Ooooh I had no clue, so that's what 1/x really meant bahaha they're adding the rate of mess. That's hilarious

23. Astrophysics

Now if you saw the standardized testing in the US...

24. UsukiDoll

oh found my error XD

25. UsukiDoll

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26. anonymous

it is funny isn't it people who like standardized tests should read one some time

27. UsukiDoll

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28. Astrophysics

@satellite73 If you have time to read something ridiculous that used to be on standardized testing or probably still is somewhere who knows...check this out (part of the english test, not long, but very ridiculous) http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/the-hare-and-the-pineapple.pdf

29. Empty

Lol which animal said the wisest words? That first question blew my mind.

30. Astrophysics

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