Bookworm

[jessen100]

that capital is for you mooloo.

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The pages of each volume are exactly 2 in. thick. The covers are each 1/6 in. thick. A bookworm started eating at page 1 of Volume I and ate through to the last page of Volume IV. What is the distance the bookworm covered?

[jeisensei]

5in?

[moolooman]

4 2/3 inches

[jeisensei]

Wait. Are the covers 1/6 of an inch each or combined are they 1/6 of an inch?

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

Right and are the front of the covers and the back of the covers together 1/6 of an inch? Or is the front 1/6 and the back part 1/6?

[jessen100]

one cover, so each the front and back are 1/6th of an inch.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

Thanks!

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

4 and 2/3 (like mooloo)

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

And while we are on it, who the hell measures in inches anymore anyway. Get with the programme!

[jessen100]

apparently worms do.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

touche!

[GETAK]

Posting before I see other posts:

9 inches - 2 for each volume's pages, and 1 for all but 2 covers.

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

BAHHHHHHHHh each set of pages (minus covers) is 2 inches...GETAK has to be right if the covers are to be counted seperately!

[Richard_BenoitEnglipedia Drone]

woah this isnt really a math question,more logic. ive been duped, touche hat trick for jessen! let me just say those books weren't printed in japan!

[GETAK]

So what is it Jessen? Out with it!

[jessen100]

one of the posted answers is correct. notice the positions of the books and the correlated pages. ive said far too much.

[jeisensei]

If only one of the answers is correct it has to be 5in because the other 4 answers are each pairs (or am I just looking into the English too much hah)

[GETAK]

I don't actually see it posted up here, but I say:

4 2/6 in.

I've been in Japan too long and I totally missed that "page one" reference!

[himitsu]

I'd also say 5in now (first I thought 9), the worm eats only the middle two volumes, plus front cover of volume I and back cover of volume IV. And also plus 1st and last page of volumes I and IV respectively, right? But maybe that doesn't count...!?

[peet]

5 inches.

I almost added an extra book though (remembered which end to start from book one, but forgot about book 4!)

[azuhlLt.]

The distance it covered is irrelevant, all of the books are in a fire now.

[jeisensei]

Solving a problem with a flamethrower...my way of thinking.

[GETAK]

I see. Yeah, it's 5. But if you open up book 1 so that he could eat through it (minus the front cover), then go out and eat through book 4 to the last page, then the distance through which it has eaten would be 4 2/6 in.

[jeisensei]

So...What's the answer?

[jessen100]

oh yea. 5 is correct. but you knew that.

[jeisensei]

Yay! What do I get for being the first to guess 5? A million bubble boy bucks?

[jessen100]

at least.