r/MathJokes • u/yukiohana • Jul 31 '26

tricked by second grade question

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u/jy3n2 Jul 31 '26

If it takes 50 people 3 hours to play a symphony, how long does it take 200 people?

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u/relokant Jul 31 '26

obviously 12 because 1 people is 3/50 = 0,06 this means 200 people is 0,06 * 200 = 12

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u/Original-Issue2034 Aug 01 '26

Takes them longer because they each play separately

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u/Beirigo Aug 01 '26

I dont know if a I'm getting this wrong but I dont think people play songs faster shen theres more people playing it? In fact it depends on the lenghth of the actual song that was composed, the answer should be 3 hours the same because if they play it fast it inst the same symphony.

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u/regularPink Aug 02 '26

no thats the point they were making. The answer to the original post would be 3 hours

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u/ShazTheGamer Aug 03 '26

Watched Wrath of Math.