A child is on a train going 50mph from Madison, WI to Greenbay, WI, which is 132.56miles. The time is 2:32pm. He is eating a 4.23inch icecream which melts at 1.78inch per 5minutes and 12.5seconds, until half of the icecream is left which is then melted at half of the rate. At what time of the day will the icecream completely melt and what time will he be at Green Bay? If the train wheels were 1inch different appart from the front, what difference would this make in the time from getting to Green Bay from Madison?
2006-11-14 14:37:31 · 6 answers · asked by 99 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Icecream is melting, not beging ate. What time of the day (h/m/s)
2006-11-14 14:45:54 · update #1
Icecream is melting, not beging ate. What time of the day (h/m/s), icecream melts half time meaning 1.78 melts in half the time in 5minutes and 12secs. other effects in the train do not change the effect of the icecream like heaters and other things. icecream is straight,thin. lastly the distance appart would make the train go slower for the wheels would grind more on the railings and slow it down depending on the distance of the wheels.
2006-11-14 15:14:51 · update #2
srry but it is called "wod problems" not algebreic question and plus, some of the infos r not revelant
2006-11-14 14:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by donutale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Math Question Person,
I pondered your problem
and multiplied your math
and finagled the facts
that I foolishly forgot.
Which is to say
You didn't say how big, or what shape the
Ice Cream was to start with. Is it an ice cream
bar, or an ice cream cone, or a bowl about so
deep? Sadly I also must note that ice cream
melts faster as time goes along, not slower,
and I guess that means our lad is going backwards
part of the time. If the train wheels were farther
apart, I fail to see any change in the speed of the
train, or it's arrival time. However, if the Engineer
wore Tennis Shoes instead of Heavy Boots, the
train would start and stop faster. What is the temperature
in the Dining Car? Is the Air Conditioning turned on?
One might imagine that without much to record in
the line of the lad's eating habits, the ice cream might be
eaten well before it melts.
132.56 = 50 x T
50T = 132.56
T = 2.65 hrs
2:32PM + 2:40 = 5:12 PM without ice cream bar in hand.
Last Question - No Difference. Train's Front Bumper is still
where it was originaly.
Regards,
Zah
2006-11-14 23:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a trick question: it won't melt because Green Bay is too darn cold.
2006-11-14 22:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I already posted an answer to this question that's impossible to answer with the info given.
Why do you post the same question multiple times?
2006-11-14 22:40:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kinston E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but I am not going to do your homework for you but I will send you somewhere that you might be able to get your answer that you are looking for...
2006-11-14 22:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by ladytaximom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sorry but i dont know it i feel like i should im passing algerbra with an A i m so damn dumb
2006-11-14 22:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by stupid me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋