Brainteaser/Puzzle Corner (Part 5)

It is impossible to have a percentage of infinity though
Also by your logic since the probability of getting a 3 ia (1/10)^infinity then the answer is also 0% at the same time

 

Infinity is a concept so the first part of your post may be correct but quanta's logic is correct.

If you used your method the percentage of numbers that contains the number 3 would be equal to {lim as X goes to infinity}  {sumation as A = 1 to infinity}  (.9)^(X-A)*(.1)^(A)*(X ncr A)    = 1

I think I corrected my errors but as i look at the question it will come down to infinity times 1/infinity which can be a number of different things but if someone was crazy enough and wanted to use l'hopitals rule to test it I think it would come out to 1

 

Gregario the Zealot Superherio was traveling through a dense forest when he was confronted by the most feared of intelligent beasts: A worm. The vicious worm, rising a full inch in to the air, boomed out in its barely-audible voice the following: "Large traveler! To pass through mine forest, thou must answereth this: How many marines can you fit inside of a vacant dropship, if one of it's engines is damaged so that it can only be loaded with 33% of it's normal max capacity?" Gregario, unexpecting the sudden mathematics, turned to his brightest warrior, and asked him: "Tell me-what is the answer to this numerical riddle?" The warrior smiled a knowing smile, and replied "I can tell you the answer without doing any math at all." After telling the worm their answer, they traveled on through the dense forest...

My question for you is: What was the bright warrior's answer? (For 1 powerup)

EDIT: The ability to take-off is mandatory. The answer is not a given fact. The worm is obviously more powerful than the Zealots, or else i would have said that they killed it, rather than answered.

 

8

 

Emmm they just ignored the worm and kept on going since it's only a inch tall and they are mega zealot warriors? Or maybe they just killed it.

 

It says they answerd

 

"It can hold 33% of its maximum capacity" is the answer

 

all of you are wrong, oh and everybody gets 5 answers, no edits, and ill say every now and then if everybody is wrong.

 

2

I said 8 because even if the engines were damaged you could fill it up to full capacity it just would never be able to take off

 

2 marines and another marine with his legs gone from an attack

8/3=2 + 2/3 marines

 

I think you guys are missing the point of "having to do no math at all" part of the riddle.

 

None because then it would not be vacant anymore

 

however many it could possibly hold and take off

 

srry for the double post, but here's another guess

none, if its vacant, theirs no piolot to have the shuttle take off.

 

The Zealot cannot fit any Marines inside because he can't enter Dropships.

 

Gregario can't fit any marines inside the dropship because he takes up all of the capacity

 

My last guess is

None: Gregario has no marines

 

None, you have to fill up the engine first.

 

all of you are wrong again...

 

Mayhap it be 77%?