Post: Cat problem for you folks.
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06-13-2014, 09:44 PM
#1
Joel
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Alright, so today I got this super crazy math challenge about some fact and trying to figure it out. I haven't solved it yet but I want to see if you guys can solve it. Note that it took a few days for some of my students to solve this lol. It's going to confuse the hell out of you
.Fact:
Cats can't add but they do multiple! In just 18 months, female cats can have 2000 descendants (in other words, more kids).
Figure out whether this number of descendants is realistic.
Here are some facts you will need:
-Length of pregnancy is about 2 months
-Age at which a female cat can first get pregnant is about 4 months
-Number of kittens in a litter (birth): 4-6 kittens
-Average number of births the female cats can give in one year: 3
Age at which female cat no longer has kittens: 10 years
Good luck solving it, and no cheating!
. First person to get it correct gets +150, must have proof of course of the math problem.
mind fucked
06-13-2014, 10:39 PM
#3
jerrmy12
At least I can fight
Originally posted by Joel
Alright, so today I got this super crazy math challenge about some fact and trying to figure it out. I haven't solved it yet but I want to see if you guys can solve it. Note that it took a few days for some of my students to solve this lol. It's going to confuse the hell out of you
.Fact:
Cats can't add but they do multiple! In just 18 months, female cats can have 2000 descendants (in other words, more kids).
Figure out whether this number of descendants is realistic.
Here are some facts you will need:
-Length of pregnancy is about 2 months
-Age at which a female cat can first get pregnant is about 4 months
-Number of kittens in a litter (birth): 4-6 kittens
-Average number of births the female cats can give in one year: 3
Age at which female cat no longer has kittens: 10 years
Good luck solving it, and no cheating!
. First person to get it correct gets +150, must have proof of course of the math problem.
Not in 18 months they can't have 2000 kids in that time, if that was your question. But...
In 10 years 1 cat can have 300 kids or so, so yea if thise kids give birth they can if I understand your question correctly.
06-13-2014, 10:44 PM
#4
Joel
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Originally posted by jerrmy12
Not in 18 months they can't have 2000 kids in that time, if that was your question. But...
In 10 years 1 cat can have 300 kids or so, so yea if thise kids give birth they can if I understand your question correctly.
In 10 years 1 cat can have 300 kids or so, so yea if thise kids give birth they can if I understand your question correctly.
Maybe they can, maybe they don't. When I was doing the mathematics, I was close to 2000s lol. The thing is, I get confused and my math becomes invalid so.
06-13-2014, 10:45 PM
#5
jerrmy12
At least I can fight
Originally posted by Joel
Maybe they can, maybe they don't. When I was doing the mathematics, I was close to 2000s lol. The thing is, I get confused and my math becomes invalid so.
It's possible.
If the cats have 5 kids every 4 months they should have 2,000 kids in 18 months if I'm correct.
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06-13-2014, 11:09 PM
#6
Kyra
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Does their babies having more babies and then so on count?
Because "descendant" means their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. And not just THEIR kids alone.
Because if so then it would seem possible.
Because "descendant" means their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. And not just THEIR kids alone.
Because if so then it would seem possible.
1. :kitty: - :kitty:
2. :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: <-- Children
3. :kitty: (x4-6 babies) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) <-- GrandChildren
4. :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) <-- Great Grandchildren
1. Mom and Dad
2. Mom and Dad have 4-6 babies. Which are their children.
3. Then each one of their children having 4-6 babies. Which would be their Grandchildren.
4. Then each grandchild having 4-6 babies and then those 4-6 babies having their own 4-6 babies. Which would be their Great Grandchildren.
But I don't know if that would equal 2000 descendants in 18 months. I guess I could try the math but I don't want to unless I know that grandchildren and great grandchildren count?
LOL I don't even know if the shit I just typed makes any sense.
FUCK MATH.
2. :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: <-- Children
3. :kitty: (x4-6 babies) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) <-- GrandChildren
4. :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) <-- Great Grandchildren
1. Mom and Dad
2. Mom and Dad have 4-6 babies. Which are their children.
3. Then each one of their children having 4-6 babies. Which would be their Grandchildren.
4. Then each grandchild having 4-6 babies and then those 4-6 babies having their own 4-6 babies. Which would be their Great Grandchildren.
But I don't know if that would equal 2000 descendants in 18 months. I guess I could try the math but I don't want to unless I know that grandchildren and great grandchildren count?
LOL I don't even know if the shit I just typed makes any sense.
FUCK MATH.
06-13-2014, 11:14 PM
#7
jerrmy12
At least I can fight
Originally posted by MsDenial
Does their babies having more babies and then so on count?
Because "descendant" means their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. And not just THEIR kids alone.
Because if so then it would seem possible.
Because "descendant" means their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. And not just THEIR kids alone.
Because if so then it would seem possible.
1. :kitty: - :kitty:
2. :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: <-- Children
3. :kitty: (x4-6 babies) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) <-- GrandChildren
4. :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) <-- Great Grandchildren
1. Mom and Dad
2. Mom and Dad have 4-6 babies. Which are their children.
3. Then each one of their children having 4-6 babies. Which would be their Grandchildren.
4. Then each grandchild having 4-6 babies and then those 4-6 babies having their own 4-6 babies. Which would be their Great Grandchildren.
But I don't know if that would equal 2000 descendants in 18 months. I guess I could try the math but I don't want to unless I know that grandchildren and great grandchildren count?
LOL I don't even know if the shit I just typed makes any sense.
FUCK MATH.
2. :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: - :kitty: <-- Children
3. :kitty: (x4-6 babies) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6) <-- GrandChildren
4. :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) :kitty: (x4-6)(x4-6) <-- Great Grandchildren
1. Mom and Dad
2. Mom and Dad have 4-6 babies. Which are their children.
3. Then each one of their children having 4-6 babies. Which would be their Grandchildren.
4. Then each grandchild having 4-6 babies and then those 4-6 babies having their own 4-6 babies. Which would be their Great Grandchildren.
But I don't know if that would equal 2000 descendants in 18 months. I guess I could try the math but I don't want to unless I know that grandchildren and great grandchildren count?
LOL I don't even know if the shit I just typed makes any sense.
FUCK MATH.
I already did the maths.
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